Distilling
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…