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Distillery, Malting Plant to Open in Petersburg

John Reid Blackwell | Richmond Times-Dispatch | Full Story 

 

A former muffler shop in downtown Petersburg will be converted into a distillery and malting plant to supply Virginia's growing craft beer industry.

 

The new venture, Big Trouble Malting and Spirits, is co-owned by developer Dave McCormack and Prince George County farmer Tony Kvasnicka.

 

The business plans to start production of malt to supply craft breweries by the spring of 2016.

 

"Right now, with craft brewing going so strong in this area, the demand for malt is huge," said McCormack, who owns the 14,000-square-foot building on East Bank Street that will house the malting operation and distillery.

 

Malt, a germinated cereal grain, is a primary ingredient in beer and spirits.

 

"Everybody is getting it (malt) from out of town now," McCormack said. "We are trying to fill a niche so a brewer can get it locally."