2023 Empire State Barley and Malt Summit Program
December 12, 2023
Culinary Institute of America
1946 Campus Drive
Hyde Park, NY 12538-1499
11:00 Registration/check-in
11:30-12:30: Lunch
11:00-12:30: Brewery open for tours
12:30: Program Start-/Opening Remarks- Christian Malsatzki
12:40: State of the Craft Beverage Industry in NY
- Overall view: Stefan Fleming 10 mins
- Brewing: Paul Leone 15 mins
- Distilling: Daric Schlesselman 15 mins
- Farm Brewing Licenses & the Farmer/Brewer: Colin Boylan Gardiner Brewing Company/ Wrights Farm 10 mins
1:30: Cornell Malting Barley Research Update- Mark Sorrells
2:00: Managing Risk & Crop Insurance – Corey Mosher, John Hanchar, Francis Domoy
- USDA, Federal, and State Programs available
- State Legislative issues
2:30: Break
2:30-3:00: Brewery open for tours
3:00: From Field to Glass-Excelsior Gold in Action- Dennis Nesel
3:15: GN Levels in NY Malt for Distilling- Harmonie Bettenhausen
3:30: National Barley Improvement Committee- Corey Mosher, Harmonie Bettenhausen, Jeff Trout
- Who the committee is and what they do
- Overall Barley Update
4:15: Soil Health & Climate Resilient Farming- Corey Mosher, Francis Domoy, John Hanchar
- Cover Cropping
4:45: Panel Discussion: Grain Production, Storage, and Challenges- moderated by: Aaron Gabriel
- Panelists: Ken Migliorelli, Jon Kast, Francis Domoy, Mike Stanyard, Jeff Trout, Colin Boylan
5:15: Closing Remarks: Future of this Conference-Cheryl Bilinski & Christian Malsatzki
5:30: Hors d’oeuvres & Beer/liquor tasting
6:30: Dinner
8:00 Adjourn