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We’re just like you. We demand alot from our malts and grains. If you’re looking for an extensive product list that prioritizes flavor, efficiency, color, and consistency then you’ve come to the right place. Our malthouse is modern but we make all of our products with old school integrity using New York state and Northeast grown grains.

Malt from the ground up - one batch at a time

Our Story

Ted Hawley is a fourth-generation farmer and first-generation modern maltster. And it’s that early-to-rise, hands-in-the-dirt work ethic that drives New York Craft Malt. Established in 2012, Ted studied first - in 2012 and 2013 - under Dr. Yusehu Li at the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre and, later, with Kai Kruschhausen and Dr. Tobias Lohmuller at Germany’s Buhler Barth Grain Roasting Training. Ted travels extensively, speaking at malting and grain conferences throughout the United States; additionally, as the North American sales and service representative for Ying Tai Machinery Company, Ltd. Roasting Systems, Ted consults in the US and Canada to help malthouses build their brand by expanding into large scale roasting malt and grains with commercial roasting systems.

Reinventing our family farm & finding a better way

I knew that scattering grain on a floor and waiting for it to chit wouldn’t satisfy my restless character so I set out to find a better way. For me, pneumatic malting provides the perfect environment - free from the vagaries of day-to-day atmosphereic (and microbial) changes common to traditional floor malted products. But, in 2012, there were few affordable options for pneumatic malting systems. So I designed my own. Found someone to build the thing. And I haven’t looked back.

A few years later I added a drum roaster capable of roasting up to 400 pounds of grain at a a time, followed by a steam-flaking system which allows us to create steam flaked grains that rival commodity flakes.

Beer tastes better when it’s local. It tastes better when it’s been touched by callused hands that grew the grain, malted it, shoveled it into sacks and delivered it to other hands, also likely rough and callused, that turn it into delicious beer and spirits. The alchemy of the grower, the maltster, and brewer complete the the circle: from ground, to grain, to glass. It’s why we say that New York Craft Malt is “A Splendid Malt.”

Our goal is to assist brewers and distillers in creating award-winning beer, one glass at a time.

We strive to exceed expectations by using New York and North American grains to produce the best malt possible for our customers.

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“We happily use New York Craft Malt for all of our beer. The quality and customer service is unrivaled. I'd suggest any New York brewery to do the same.”

The team at Eli Fish Brewing Company holding the Governor’s Cup from the New York State Brewers Competition. Their winning beer, Maple Heavy, was made with 100% New York Craft Malt.

OUR TEAM

Ted and his team can create “designer malts” specifically for you. We’ll malt, roast, or flake to your specifications. Sometimes we’ll do all three! Oat malt that’s steamed, flaked, and then roasted up all biscuit-y? Okay!

TED HAWLEY

Founder, 4th Generation Farmer, Maltster
PATTY HAWLEY

Office & Logistics Manager, Yogi
DAVID ALBANESE

Maltster
RJ NEUREUTHER

Materials Handeling Manager
KEATON

Hospitality
BODHI

Head of Security

“I have been using New York Craft Malt since the beginning. We carried it at Brooklyn Homebrew when I was working there and I loved the opportunity to use the first malt grown in NY and malted in NY (in the current era). It’s been a joy to watch Ted & Patty grow from making base malts, to adding roasted, crystal, flaked and more to the portfolio. They have allowed me to open a brewery without a second thought of using only NYS ingredients. The quality is fantastic, consistent, and it’s damn tasty!”