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Rahr Malting Co. Shakopee, MN Facility Receives FSSC 22000 Certification
Rahr Malting Co. is happy to share that our Shakopee, MN malting facility has recently received FSSC 22000 certification. FSSC 22000 is the ISO base Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) benchmarked food safety scheme. This means that facilities certified...
7th Annual Bioenergy Day at Koda Energy
October 23rd was the 7th annual Bioenergy Day, a day to celebrate the use of bioenergy and the numerous benefits it has on local, state, and national levels. Koda Energy joined in the celebration with tours, presentations, and food for attendees visiting the...
New Changes at the Rahr Technical Center
With the new year came new changes to the Rahr Technical Center (RTC). As the first of the equipment arrived to start the RTC tank expansion, so did Kain Escobar, the Rahr Technical Center’s new Manager of Brewing Research and Operations. Before Rahr, Escobar...
Recap: A Look into Sensory Analysis at Craft on Ice
Glassware lined the tables of a presentation room at the 2019 ACSA Craft on Ice Distillers’ Convention and Trade Show. Audience members filled the room, and turned their attention to the front as Dr. Patricia Aron of the Rahr Technical Center, Ilya Soroka of BSG, and...
Koda Energy Celebrates 6th Annual Bioenergy Day
Koda Energy celebrated the 6thAnnual Bioenergy Day this Wednesday at their facilities on the Rahr Malting campus in Shakopee, Minnesota. Fellow renewable and bioenergy businesses attended to present their contribution to the environment. Doors opened at 9am and the...
Alix Malthouse Celebrates 25th Anniversary
On September 14ththe Rahr Malting Canada Alix Malthouse celebrated its 25thanniversary of production. Getting its start in 1993 in Alberta’s prime barely growing region, the Alix Malthouse has since made its mark in the malting world. Production began before the craft...
First Annual ASBC Malt Flavor & Aroma Symposium
Rahr Malting Co. is proud to be a sponsor the for American Society of Brewing Chemists’ first annual Malt Flavor and Aroma Symposium. The symposium was held June 10-13, 2018 in the Twin Cites, and Willie Rahr (pictured below) delivered the opening speech. We were also...
Beer is Flowing at Rahr Technical Center Brewery
SHAKOPEE, MN – The Rahr Technical Center Brewery at Rahr Malting Co.’s Shakopee campus is now up and running. The brewery will produce beer for R&D, conducting product evaluations, and host demonstrations for visiting brewery customers who purchase ingredients...
Koda Energy: The Power Behind Rahr Malt
Every bag of Rahr malt produced at the Shakopee, MN maltings is printed with a distinctive icon: a dinosaur inside a circle and bar. For the thousands of breweries who use Rahr malts, that icon – indicating “Fossil-Free Malting” – might be the only indication that...
Rahr Corporation Celebrates Completion of World’s Largest Single-Site Malting Facility
Shakopee, Minn. – Rahr Corporation debuted its malt house and other new spaces to 650 neighbors and the local brewing community on Saturday, September 24. Rahr began the $68 million expansion project in April 2015 and completed it six months ahead of schedule. “This...