Belgium | Founded in 1868
Castle Malting is one of the oldest malting companies in the world and the oldest malting plant in Belgium, with roots dating back to 1868 in Beloeil. The company is built on Belgian beer culture and tradition so profound that it is recognised by UNESCO as a cultural treasure. Centuries later, the brand is still closely connected to this heritage and supports brewers around the world with malt solutions inspired by Belgian brewing traditions while meeting the technical expectations of modern production.
Castle Malting supplies brewers with premium base malts and a broad range of specialty malts designed for character, consistency and creative brewing. They represent the richness of Belgian brewing culture, a tradition known around the world for its diversity of beer styles, sensory complexity, and high standards of craftsmanship.
With customers in more than 140 countries, Castle Malting combines tradition and international reach. Its approach is built on premium raw materials, rigorous quality standards, product innovation and customer support adapted to both craft and industrial brewing environments.
A key differentiator is the brand’s expertise in caramelisation and roasting. Castle Malting’s dedicated roasting facility has been developed to produce malts with strong aromatic character, high flavour precision, and a smooth sensory profile. This makes the range especially relevant for brewers seeking depth of flavour with controlled bitterness and astringency, particularly in darker beer styles.
Castle Malting’s story is one of continuity and evolution. Since 1868, the brand has remained committed to the essential principles of Belgian malting: careful grain selection, patience in production and uncompromising quality standards. At the same time, it has continuously expanded its expertise to answer the changing needs of brewers across global markets.
This balance between heritage and innovation is at the core of the brand. Castle Malting is known not only for producing traditional brewing malts, but also for developing one of the broadest malt portfolios in the world. From classic base malts to highly distinctive roasted and caramelised malts, the range is designed to help brewers shape flavour, colour, body and process performance with precision.
The brand is especially recognised for its expertise in specialty malts. Produced with a strong focus on flavour expression and process control, these malts allow brewers to build beers with depth, identity, and consistency across a wide range of styles.
Castle Malting offers more than 100 types of base and specialty malts, including standard, organic and customised solutions. The portfolio is designed to serve brewers and distillers looking for both reliability and creative freedom.
The range supports a very broad spectrum of beer styles, from classic European lager and Belgian abbey-style beers to pale ales, IPAs, stouts, porters, wheat beers, red ales and many experimental craft recipes. Castle Malting products are used by brewers who need clean fermentable bases, expressive malt flavour, foam support, colour development, mouthfeel enhancement, or signature roasted and caramel notes.
Castle Malting’s quality approach is based on traceability, consistency and technical rigour.
All malts are produced from carefully selected malting barley varieties, with full traceability from the barley field to the finished product, in line with European standards. Production follows strict quality and food safety procedures, supported by laboratory analysis of grain, malt and brewing performance.
The malting process itself reflects the brand’s quality philosophy. Castle Malting applies a traditional production approach of more than nine days, helping ensure a high level of grain modification and reliable brewing results. This contributes to good extract performance, process consistency and clean sensory outcomes across different applications.
The brand also supports brewers beyond product supply. Technical documentation is available in multiple languages, and brewers benefit from access to technical guidance, practical expertise and training support.
Castle Malting products are available to brewers worldwide through a combination of direct supply and distribution channels, depending on market structure and customer needs.
The brand serves both craft and industrial customers and offers solutions adapted to different production scales, whether brewers require bagged malt, container shipments, or larger supply programmes.
As part of the Soufflet Malt Heritage Collection, Castle Malting combines the personality of a historic Belgian brand with the reliability, scale and reach of a major international malt group.
marketing@castlemalting.com
+32 87 662095
Silvia Chalkou
schalkou@castlemalting.com
+ 32 477 227150
