Kvasny Prum. 2009; 55(1): 9-15 | DOI: 10.18832/kp2009002

Quality of brewing barley from 2008 crop in the Czech Republic.Peer-reviewed article

Josef PROKEŠ, Alena HELÁNOVÁ

Výzkumný ústav pivovarský a sladařský, a. s., Sladařský ústav Brno, Mostecká 7, 614 00 Brno

The article deals with the annual evaluation of the quality of brewing barley from the last crop. It monitors the most significant factors (climatic conditions, occurrence of diseases and pests, variety composition of barley, yields). The article contains both physiochemical evaluation of barley and significant malt parameters produced under laboratory conditions of the Malting Institute in Brno. Based on the evaluation of all monitored parameters and compared with recent years, the authors came to a conclusion that the barley cropped in 2008 gave good preconditions for a very good malting season.The article deals with the annual evaluation of the quality of brewing barley from the last crop. It monitors the most significant factors (climatic conditions, occurrence of diseases and pests, variety composition of barley, yields). The article contains both physiochemical evaluation of barley and significant malt parameters produced under laboratory conditions of the Malting Institute in Brno. Based on the evaluation of all monitored parameters and compared with recent years, the authors came to a conclusion that the barley cropped in 2008 gave good preconditions for a very good malting season.

Keywords: malting barley, malt, harvest 2008, quality

Published: January 1, 2009