The task of setting up the institute was assumed by Vladimír Vavřin Žila (1889-1953), the graduate from the Wiener Akademie für Brau-Industrie.

The ”State Research Institute of Fermentation Industry” connected with the “Research Institute of Malting Industry“ was established at Czech University of Technology (today Brno University of Technology) by the decree of the Ministry of School and Education on August 4, 1920.

On August 4, 1920 the Institute of Malting Industry started conducting analytical checks of the first samples in a makeshift laboratory (7 Falkensteinerova, today 7 Gorkého).

In mid 1921 the Institute moved to its own premises in the chemical pavilion of Czech University of Technology (17 Za úvozem, today 17 Žižkova).

With the support of První brněnská strojírna (First Brno Engineering Plant) an experimental brewery for 8 hl was built.

The Malting Institute had to move out in 1952 to buildings after the nationalized company DIMO (7 Mostecká, Brno) where it has its seat till today.

In 2000 the original name of the workplace again appears in its name “Analytical Testing Laboratory – Malting Institute Brno“ (registration number 1309.2).