Meeting 1 - Grains for Brewing & Distilling Virtual Happy Hour

Our first Happy Hour was held onThursday, October 1st, 2020 at 3:30 p.m. EST and is focused on winter barley varieties and how they perform in Michigan. We have virtual crop walk video clips from two sites in lower Michigan and updates from MSU barley researchers, Dr. Brook Wilke and Ryan Hamilton, along with perspectives and conversation with Chris Schmidt of Schmidt Farms of Auburn and President of the Michigan Crop Improvement Association. Also joining us will be Larry Judge of Mitten State Malt, to share his experiences growing, malting, and marketing winter barley.