2012 World Barley and Hops Harvest
The feed and malting barley markets are beginning to converge, while the high-alpha and flavor/aroma hops markets begin to diverge as craft brewing continues full steam ahead.
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Barley is the most common starch used in brewing beer today. The resources in this section are all about barley, beginning with the farmers who grow it and ending with the brewers who select and use it.
The feed and malting barley markets are beginning to converge, while the high-alpha and flavor/aroma hops markets begin to diverge as craft brewing continues full steam ahead.
Ian Ward reviews the European growing conditions over the past year, plus U.S. and Canada barley growing conditions and production.Read More
Floods, rains, drought, and storms—some at the worst possible times—led to poor growing conditions in many key agricultural areas around the world.
The BA has gather a number of important malting barley resources for craft brewers. Links include barley planting and acreage reports.Read More
In this webinar, John Mallett, Production Manager at Bell's Brewery, discusses the evergreen topic of genetically modified barley.Read More