State of the Crop – Barley and Malt Insights, 2016 and Beyond
This Power Hour presents the latest information about the 2016 barley crop, covering yield volume and quality of the current year's crop.Read More
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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.
This Power Hour presents the latest information about the 2016 barley crop, covering yield volume and quality of the current year's crop.Read More
Leading experts on Fusarium and its effects on malting barley, malt, and beer cover problems in the malt house and other issues concerning brewers.Read More
Experts discuss the revolutionary power of craft malting and small-scale barley farming. Over the last 100 years, breweries have moved away from malting their own barley to buying a small number of barley varieties from a small number of producers. …Read More
This Power Hour presents the latest information about the 2015 barley crop, covering yield volume and quality of the current year's crop.Read More
The 2014 growing year was very challenging for barley growers; those challenges now fall to maltsters and brewers. This panel was assembled to help brewers make the most of this important raw material when Mother Nature throws a curveball. Read More
Ian Ward of BSG presents the latest information about the 2014 barley crop, covering yield volume and quality of the current year’s crop.Read More
Barley, a non-GM, primarily public sector crop, is facing strong competition from other crops that are receiving substantial investment from biotechnology seed companies, including GM variety development. When will our industry be faced with GM wheat and barley, and what …Read More
The panel discusses the underlying economic factors that impact future availability and pricing of malt, hops, glass and paper. Read More
We all rely on high quality hops and barley to make our delicious brews, but what goes into growing those crops? What inputs are required to grow essential ingredients? Learn about the hurdles and successes faced by hop and barley …Read More