The start of brewing and distilling is making the malt: getting the grain to sprout and convert insoluble starch into fermentable sugars. It’s mostly done today in large maltings but, says Hugh Alexander, micro-malting opens the way to try different types of grain, and for smaller-scale specialist brewing at community-sized levels.
A new type of ship for smaller payloads will be demonstrated next year from Aberdeen to Orkney and Shetland. It’ll be a world first, powered by liquid hydrogen and uncrewed, with AI and robot systems. Mike Tinmouth, chief operating officer of the company leading the project, describes the technology and potential.
Jane Cooper’s interest in knitting brought her to Orkney to set up a Boreray flock with the last few sheep from the Highlands – and she was astonished to find she was the sole custodian of this flock in the world. She began tracking down the origins of the Boreray breed and tonight tells the story.
