What’s happening at Deer Creek Malthouse as well as small grains and malting news from around the world
Collaborative Spelt Lager Brew in the News We're thrilled to be featured alongside our friends at Tröegs Independent Brewing in a recent episode of Poured in PA! Rewinding back to March, the segment centers around Scratch 430, a collaborative brew developed for the 2021 Grain & Malt Symposium. Poured in PA interviews Deer Creek owner/founder [...]
Deer Creek Malthouse and Urban Village have come together once again to create a pair of delicious malt beverages. These brews are perfectly suited to a transition to warmer days ahead: a light but roasty Schwarzbier, and a creamy, oat-laden IPA. “THE WOLF” – SCHWARZBIER We're excited to introduce our take on a delicious but [...]
We’re thrilled to share this segment of WHYY's Mover and Makers's special episode focusing on local grain value chain!Once known as a “breadbasket colony,” Pennsylvania has lost hundreds of its active flour mills in the last century. As a result, knowledge about growing diverse varieties of grain crops, and ways of utilizing those grains, has [...]
Yields up to 8 servings, depending on serv. Size. Keeps well for several day in the fridge. Cold weather is on its way, and you’ll need a healthy and hearty option to stand up to it. This recipe is vegetarian, but you can add meat as a way to add flavor and body with [...]
PA Pride 2.0 Collaboration Brew Over 30 Pennsylvania Brewers Team Together for Release Of “PA Pride” Pilsner In a continued effort to connect the Pennsylvania craft beer community with local agriculture, Deer Creek Malthouse and Breweries In PA have once again teamed up following the success of the popular PA Pride collaboration beer. The original “PA Pride”, a Hazy Pale Ale beer released in November 2020, was named after the [...]
PA Pride Collaboration Brew Pennsylvania Brewers Team Up for Release Of “PA Pride” Pale Ale As COVID-19 continues to impact the local economy and prohibit “agritainment” and Oktoberfest celebrations that typically highlight the fall harvest season, the Pennsylvania brewing community has come together with a solution. A virtual event and state-wide beer collaboration inspired [...]
Yields 4 servings Don't know what to do with all those tomatoes? Here’s a simple way to use a glut of tomatoes in a well-rounded dish. Ingredients 1 cup whole grain pale wheat, spelt, or triticale 1 large yellow onion, diced 2 cloves garlic 3 c tomatoes, preferably overripe & juicy, chopped 1 qt water [...]
We can do better Pennsylvania For several years now, Pennsylvania has boasted some of the highest sales and production statistics among all craft breweries. In 2018 there were 354 licensed breweries (ranked 6th) that produced approximately 3.7M barrels of beer (ranked 1st) and created an estimated 6.3B in economic impact (ranked 2nd). That's an [...]
Malting Barley Quality Specifications Malt is an important ingredient in beer that provides a source of starch and enzymes necessary to produce fermentable sugars which yeast then turn into alcohol. Malt also provides color, flavor, an foam compounds which contribute to the final character of beer. Malt is also used to produce spirits and [...]
Grain Testing Process We offer FREE quality testing to anyone interested in using their grain for food & beverage end markets. To have your grain evaluated for malting or milling quality, please send a representative 1 pound sample (~ 1 quart ziplock bag) addressed to: DEER CREEK MALTHOUSE Analytical Services 1629 E. Street Rd. [...]
