The Magnesian Limestone Ridge at the East of our district yields some of Britain's finest malting barley.
At the heart of many of the famous independent brews, and some national brands is Fawcett's Malt. Today, Fawcett's remain as one of the few Maltsters outside of whisky distilleries, still operating a floor malting, in conjunction with a saladin maltings and a state of the art automated germinating kilning vessel (GKV). However it's the floor malted barley which is becoming increasingly scarce and sought-after by craft brewers both here and overseas.
You'll find these sacks in most local small brewers. (photo at Anglo Dutch Brewery) » »
and to the Government's own mine of information provided by the Valuation Office. (you will need to type "malting" into the search box.
In Drum Maltings the malting is carried out in large drums that turn the grain mechanically, as opposed to traditional floor maltings.
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