From Grain to Glass: Why you should be drinking beer brewed with Kernza® grain - The Land Institute

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From Grain to Glass: Why you should be drinking beer brewed with Kernza® grain

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Clean Wisconsin

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March 24, 2025

Conservation organization Clean Wisconsin interviewed research partner Nicole Tautges at Michael Fields Agricultural Institute in Wisconsin and Joe Walts, brewer at Karben4 Brewing, for their latest podcast episode discussing Kernza® perennial grain momentum in the craft brewing space. This episode also covers the progression in the Kernza supply chain in Wisconsin and the role of growers, grain processors, and brewers in developing community excitement around beer as an agricultural product.

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