The following is a summary of efforts at the Winter Malting Barley program at Virginia Tech. The team at VT is comprised of both Barley Breeders as well as the Food Science department. We will be seeing some really comprehensive information coming from programs such as these at VT. Thank you to Wynse Brooks and…
Hey – is that beer made from facultative doubled haploid malt? (3 of 4)
by Pat Hayes, OSU Barley Breeding Rock Star The answer today is most likely “no”. But it could well be a resounding “yes” in a few years. So cheers, and here’s how to be in the know when the opportunity comes. Let’s start with the word “facultative”, since it is tied directly to the looming…
Cereal-History of Winter Malting Barley (2 of 4)
Spring is still the primary season where most malting barley is planted. However, Winter Barley has starting to grow as a contender due to climate change and the increased yield that comes along with the emerging crop. This history on this crop in the US was researched by Eric Stockinger an Associate Professor of Crop…
Cereal – A weekly blurb about Winter Malting Barley (1 of 4)
What does Winter Barley have in common with male craft brewers? Both sprout beards, and you need both to make beer (female craft brewers being exempt from sprouting beards of course). And yet, with all of this in common, the two know little about one another. As winter is settling in and Winter Malting Barley is going…
Jack’s Abby Hoponius Union Featured Beer of May
May Featured Beer Hoponius Union Brewed by: Jack’s Abby Style: Indian Pale Lager ABV: 6.7% IBU: 65 From: Framingham, MA Malt Type Used: Organic Spelt Malt Malt Grown by: Klaas Martens Malt by: Valley Malt Awards: RateBeer Best Award 2013 & 2014 & Great International Beer Festival Bronze 2011 The Grain: One of the flagship…
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