Our founder, Erica Fields, shares her rich experience and love for the bourbon industry in honor of the holiday.

Brooks Grain is proud to announce their Kentucky Proud certification.

5 ways to use whiskey at a summer BBQ (other than drinking it).

Another great "convention season" has come and gone.  As craft spirit producers across the country pack up and head back to their stills with fresh ideas, we can't help but reflect on our experiences at ACSA and ADI this year.  The overall tone of the two events speaks volumes about the industry as a whole.    The tradeshow floors bustled with contagious enthusiasm.  Class sessions were filled to the brim with both new and fami...

The Brooks Grain team is heading to Minneapolis for the American Craft Spirits Association's yearly convention.

Happy Repeal Day friends! On this very day in 1933, the United States voted to ratify the 21st (and our personal favorite) Amendment, thereby repealing Prohibition once and for all and declaring the 18th Amendment null and void after 13 years! Elated Americans rushed to previously boarded up bars and distillers began to shake the dust off their beloved stills. Alcohol production became regulated again as the business crawled out from its underground hiding places. The beverage industry was ...

A new milling and bagging facility update.

It’s the beginning of my second week in my new role as a Sales Professional for Brooks Grain.  As a newcomer to the industry, I’m excited (and, admittedly, a little nervous) about the week ahead.  I’m about to begin the six-day distillers course at Moonshine University in Louisville, Kentucky! Moonshine University brings together the “who’s who” of the distilling industry to teach professionals, enthusiasts, vendors, and entrepreneurs an all-inc...

A link to the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) and FAS (Foreign Agriculture Service) updated information on the markets and trade of grain worldwide.  For rye, see pages 31-33.

The typical grain mixture for bourbon, known as the mash bill, is a minimum of 51% corn, with the remainder being wheat, rye, and/or malted barley.[1] A mash bill that contains wheat instead of rye produces what is known as a wheated bourbon. The grain is ground and mixed with water. Usually, though not always, mash from a previous distillation is added to ensure a consistent pH across batches, and a mash produced in that manner is referred to as...