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Grain to Glass and Malt Barley Production
Pilot Project—Integrating local agriculture and craft
brewery industry development--Northern New Mexico
Presented by Duncan Sill and Dan Irion
at University of Colorado-Colorado Springs January 15,2017

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What is “Grain to Glass”?
n Craft Brewery concept—introduced by Taos Mesa Brewing Company (Taos, New
Mexico)
n Grant funding from Venture Acceleration Fund (LANL)
n Leveraging other regional resources and interests
n NCNMEDD provided funding for consultant for data, monitoring and preliminary
economic assessment activities
n Other in-kind
n Not just economics but community and environmental impact critical objectives
n Impact on local farmers and other stakeholders
n Value added aspects—individual and collective
n Does it help achieve resiliency?
n Where to start? Timeliness and beginning efforts….

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Craft Brewery Industry Snapshot
(source: Brewers Association, December 2016)
n Brewery Count: There are now 5,005 breweries in the U.S.
compared to 10,000 wineries. Almost all (99%) are small and
independent craft brewers.
n Continued Growth for the Segment: By mid-year 2016,
small and independent breweries grew by 8 %
n Colorado and NM combined has ~ 330 operating breweries;
economic impact ~ $3 Billion annum; ~25,000 jobs (FTE)

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Project Management Aspects
n Background of current scope:
n Community post economic disruption
n Major Job Loss and Tax Revenue Impact—limited options to
recover
n Reassess regional resources (natural and constructed)
n Preliminary pilot project to determine viability of malt barley
production to support craft brewery industry
n Economic Assessment (preliminary)

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Approach: local and small scale, data based
n Tailored to community’s resources and capacity
n Short term vs. long term impact
n Agriculture production and selected farms
n Selection of seeds and other factors
n Moravian 69 and Scarlett varieties—2-row malt barley
n 6 farms in Des Montes (Taos, NM) and Questa, NM area—40 acres total
n On-going monitoring and data collection
n Investments—where is it occurring? Accountability? Equity?
n Planning and Risk Management—stakeholders and collaborations; policy
and governance; communications

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Key Elements to be Assessed…
n Resiliency Focus: preparation/prevention, adaption, recovery--on
industry development with re-engaging community and private
enterprises to address value chain of various sectors
n Agriculture & food system value chain
n Value-added—craft brewery industry and beyond
n Community and environmental impact
n Rural vs. Urban—interfaces and resources, demographic shifts
n Infrastructure assets—existing conditions & determining gaps
n Collaborations—private and public
n Story/Content development re: Americana

7. + An Integrated Project…work in progress
n A snapshot of pilot project performance
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DO5: SC
DO5:
MO 69
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GO5:
MO 69
CM4-SC EM4-SC FA5-SC PL7-SC
Protein % 11.90% 12.50% 10.20% 12.60% 12.70% 13.60%
Moisture % 9.30% 9.40% 8.10% 9.80% 13.60% 11.30%
Plumps % 69% 81% 45.80% 66.70% 91.20% 93.20%
Protein, Moisture and Plumps Data-2016
Pilot
Protein %
Moisture %
Plumps %

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Brewing with Local Grain
n Pilot yield
n Affected by environment, procedures, preparations
n Quality determination
n Scarlett (High Altitude)
n MO69
n Processing
n Regional facility
n Product and Markets
n Pale Ale
DO5
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GO5
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2016Yield in lbs
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Snapshot of Malt Barley Project…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNRYoxxJ8k8&sns=em
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=pNRYoxxJ8k8&sns=em

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Contact Info:
n Duncan Sill, Consultant/Producer
n Invictus.duncan@gmail.com
n Dan Irion,Taos Mesa Brewing
n dan@taosmesabrewing.com
Thank you!