DIY Malting and Roasting at Rogue Farms
By John Maier
Another busy week for the guys who malt and roast the Rogue Farms Barley.
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Now We Can Use Rain
By John Maier
Not long ago things were looking great the Rogue Barley Farm in Tygh Valley, Oregon. Ideal growing conditions over the winter for the Risk™ malting barley we planted in the fall. Perfect weather for seeding the Dare™ malting barley this spring.
And just like that, things changed.
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Pumpkin Spirits From The Ground Up
By John Maier
We just planted this year’s pumpkin crop at the Rogue Farms Hopyard. Six acres total. Three times more than last year.
What are we going to do with all them? More Pumpkin Patch Ale for starters. And we’re trying out recipes for a pumpkin spirits.
But first things first.
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Malting On The Farm
By John Maier
Anticipating another truckload of pilsner malt from the Farmstead Malt House at the Rogue Barley Farm in Tygh Valley.
Eric the maltster bagged a batch (2000#) of micro malt last week. Alsosteeped a batch of floor malt and moved it to the floor.
Here’s some photos of Eric’s bagging “facility”.
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The Blessings Of Good Weather
By John Maier
Watching the struggles of barley farmers to the east makes me appreciate the good weather we’re having at the Rogue Barley Farm in Tygh Valley, Oregon.
Rain and snow has delayed plantings all over the United States. About 31 million acres behind normal. That’s equal to half the state of Oregon.But the malting barley we grow to make Rogue Spirits is doing very well.
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Why We Grow Our Own Malting Barley
By John Maier
The late spring in many of the northern states has got a lot of the beer and spirits people concerned about this year’s malting barley crop.
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That’s One Spicy Cocktail
By John Maier The guys at the bar came up with this cocktail recipe using our Chipotle Spirit and Chipotle Ale. Hope you like it. Enjoy your weekend! Chipotle Bloody Mary 1.5 oz Rogue Chipotle Spirit Freshly squeezed juice of… Read More ›
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Rogue Spirits Floor Malting and Micro Malting
By John Maier
Floor malting and micro malting continued at a steady pace. Roasting and smoking on hold. Here’s this week’s report.
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The Single Malt Path To Gold
By John Maier
Our Oregon Single Malt Whiskey won a gold medal at the 2013 International Review of Spirits. It’s a great award. The competition is excellent. The judges are tough as nails.
But that’s not the most interesting part of the story. It’s really about how we grew Oregon Malt Whiskey from ground to glass.
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Check Out Our Beautiful New Still
By John Maier
There’s something inspiring about working with equipment that’s as beautiful as our new still at the Rogue House Of Spirits.
