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Tasmania’s thirst for local barley has malt house chasing grain for distillers and brewers
Spirits on the apple isle are soaring — with more than 80 distilleries in Tasmania and in addition to more than 30 craft breweries.
Key points:
- A Tasmanian malt house is struggling to keep up with demand for local barley
- The state has become a whisky capital — as distillers continue to expand, they are chasing local malt
- Provenance is key to the state’s booming craft beer and spirits market
A key ingredient in the production of both beverages is malt barley.
The challenge for both the whisky and craft beer industries is securing long-term supplies of local malt.
Boortmalt, the world’s largest malting company, which has a long history of supplying the big breweries in Tasmania, is changing its approach to accommodate the state’s…
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