The Maltsters

 We are Devin & Leslie Huffman, makers of Ontario craft malts.  

The Malt House

​We built Barn Owl Malt on our small family farm outside of Belleville, Ontario.  Our malt house was specifically designed and built in 2015 to suit the needs of our craft floor malting processes in a rural setting.  All of our major malting equipment is unique, either built from our own designs, like our combination wood fueled kiln or re-purposed from other industries like dairy, maple syrup and ice production.   Our first batch of craft malt was processed here in February 2016 and from that point on there was no looking back!

Why Craft Malt?

The Maltster Connection

Even though brewers are regularly working with malt, the chances are high that they have never met the maltster.  We provide brewers with a personal connection to their ingredients.  We can work together to produce and select malts specific to your brewing desires.  Our malts come with a story.  We  take the time to create and carry out specific recipes for each type of grain and each type of malt in an effort to produce the best malt we can with local, traceable grains.

Sustainability

• We support local farmers
• We encourage the growth of low impact crops such as barley and wheat
• Money spent on malt (& beer) stays local, supports local businesses, and therefore supports local families

• We use about 1/3 the amount of water as a conventional malt house would use to process the same amount of grain
• We have implemented an onsite biological waste water treatment plant

• ​Our processes create no waste to landfill
• Our waste products (rootlet matter, grains that are too large/small) are used as animal feed - & they love it!

Our Community

All of our malts are produced right here in the Bay of Quinte, a beautiful region we are proud to call our home

Foodland Ontario helps you choose fresh food from close to home, all while supporting local farmers and businesses. All of our grains were grown right here in Ontario

Ontario Made is a celebration of Ontario Manufacturing. Buying Ontario Made products supports these companies and their workers

Barn Owl Malt is a Member Malthouse of the Craft Maltsters Guild. This is an organization of small scale, independently owned malt houses who are dedicated to establishing and strengthening local supply chains