The co-operation with Italy based AEB will allow us to offer our brewers an even wider selection of premium brewing supplies as off 1 August 2024. As the official exclusive distributor for AEB’s attractive range of brewing yeasts, we will cater the D-A-CH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). Any request coming from customers outside this region,...

According to the Federal Statistics Office, compared to 2023, the area under spring barley cultivation in Germany has increased by 13 percent and now amounts to 363,000 ha. In many growing regions, there have been significant shifts towards sowing spring barley varieties in the fall, in addition to winter barley. However, this practice is not...

BEST Cherry Ember Smoked und BEST Beechwood Smoked (Malt) Once more, BESTMALZ has widened our product range. Exceptional new smoked malts are produced in small, exclusive batches in a gentle process on our new malt ovens. Our BEST Beechwood Smoked (Malt) is smoked over selected beechwood and gives the beer its typical taste reminiscent of...

Based on seed sales and early estimates in the state malting barley associations, the German Malting Barley Association expects the spring barley acreage to be roughly 350,000 hectares. This represents an increase of some 8.5% compared to 2023, much of which was in Lower Saxony. However, it is still unclear how much of this increase...

BestBrewChallenge to mark the 125th anniversary year of Palatia Malz The BestBrewChallenge is an international brewing competition in which brewers from all over the world simultaneously brew a beer style according to certain requirements. The competition beer to be brewed for the BestBrewChallenge 2024 is a German-style Helles. This beer is a pale, smooth lager,...

As April dawned, the global brewing community was abuzz with anticipation for the annual BestBrewChallenge. This year’s quest: to craft an unmatched Dark Doppelbock using BEST Black Malt eXtra. A staggering 182 brewing aficionados from 16 nations rose to the challenge. The climax of this malty saga unfolded on August 17 at the historic beer...