A group of brewers from Mexico joined Jamie Sherman to tour the MSU Malt Quality Lab and learn about Montana barley productionThe MSU Malt Quality Lab works closely with the Montana Wheat and Barley Committee to serve Montana growers and the Montana economyJamie explains hulless barley in a lab tourIn preparation for our 2017 presentation to the MT Brewers Association we malted and produced wort from ~30 Heirloom varieties for sensory analysisJamie describes the densitometer to a tourHannah describes the filter station to a tourHannah describes the Gallery to a tourThe Malt Quality Lab hosted a group of incoming freshman for the day, teaching them about important aspects of what our lab does on a daily basisWeekly meetings keep our group informed about all the differenct projects everyone is working on - here the group got to try some wort and learn about tasting panelsThe breeding program presented to the MTBA about our Heirloom trial which incorporates ~150 ancient lines from all over the world to see if there are unique flavors - here the group got to try 5 worts from diversely flavored varietiesJamie describes how the malters work to a tourWe love touring and teaching any group interested to come learn more about what we do!Hannah Turner leads the Montana Pink Boots on a tour of the Malt Quality LabPink Boots attendee reviews various barley samples during a tourPink Boots attendee enters the Malt Quality Lab for a tourMalt samples in the Malt Quality LabPink Boots attendees learn about grist quality when milling maltFilter station in the Malt Quality Lab

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