Malt Masters: Wendell Banks & Ed Walmsley
Multimedia and story by Andrew J. Whitaker
Most beer lovers in some point in their lives say to themselves, “I should open up a bar” or “I need to brew my own beer”. Yet, no one has ever asked what's inside this beer that makes it taste so good? Wendell Banks had said this to himself a while back as an organic farmer and wanted to home brew for himself and since he owned his own farm he decided to give it a try. |
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Banks is the founder and owner of Michigan Malt, a malt farm in Shepherd, Michigan. A few breweries Banks and his co-worker Ed Walmsley send their malt to are Mount Pleasant Brewing Company, New Holland and Saugatuck Brewing Company. They distribute their Michigan grown malt to more than 50 brewers all over Michigan.
The mission statement for Michigan Malt is to provide high quality pure Michigan product to allow micro brewers in Michigan to pour Michigan produced beer.
The mission statement for Michigan Malt is to provide high quality pure Michigan product to allow micro brewers in Michigan to pour Michigan produced beer.