Kvasny Prum. 1985; 31(5): 101-104 | DOI: 10.18832/kp1985016

The use of grain hardness in quality evaluation of brewing barley.Peer-reviewed article

Z. VOŇKA, M. HLAVÁČ

The estimation of grain hardness of barley was performed according to tests described by Brabender, Chapon and Kindlmann. A comparison of the individual treatments shows that the Brabender's test, made at the standard moisture of grain, gives the best correlation to the quality of barley. Its further advantages are the simplicity and the rapidity. A lower reliability in the extract estimation was found when the Chapton's procedure was used. The results obtained by Kindlmann's test showed the lower reliability as well as larger differences in the individual vintages.
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Keywords: barley, grain hardness

Published: May 1, 1985