Craft Brewing
Spotlight: CWU’s First-in-Washington Craft Brewing Program
Central Washington University answers the craft brewing industrys call for skilled professionals.
With more than 5,000 craft breweries in the United States and more than 330 in Washington state alone, the beer industry has become increasingly competitive. Breweries are desperate for people with an intimate knowledge of the brewing process and the science behind it. Answering that demand is Central Washington University (CWU) in Ellensburg, which now…
From Farm to Tavern: a Grain of Truth
With so many local craft breweries and local distilleries, it only makes sense that the malt be local, too.
At Skagit Valley Malting, Wayne Carpenter presides over a rapidly increasing assortment of squat metal silos that store the grain he buys from local farmers. Carpenter started Skagit Valley Malting to take advantage of the grain supply and to specialize in low-protein malt for craft brewers, producing custom malt on demand. His customers have varying…