BARLEY
Max Langenfeld
Things About Barley
-Grown in wet or dry conditions
-Typically northern states, and Canada
-Weevils, Moths, Borers are the main types of pests/ controlled by pesticides mainly
-Short seasoned crop
-Huge roll in alcoholic beverage industry
-Grain products (cereal)
5 uses
alcoholic beverages
medicine
skin treatment
food
pastries
fact, breweries prefer 2 row over 6 row
-Both are harvested the same(combine) /typically used differently
-2 or 6 row barley
Comparative Analytical DataTwo-RowSix-Row
Extract (% dry basis)81.079.0
Total protein (% dry basis) 11.5 12.5
Soluble protein (% of the malt, dry basis) 5.05.5
Soluble total protein (%)43.5 44.0
Diastatic power (Lintner)120 160
a-amylase (dextrinizing units) 5045
Wort viscosity (cP) 1.5 1.5
Wort B-glucan (ppm)110140
Wort color (SRM)
1.5 1.5