Lower levels
of beta-glucan
90 bu/ac
2-year average yield across Atlantic locations
Good
winter-hardiness
The beginning of a great time
Promising across-the-board performance from a brand new variety to the U.S. market. Above average winter-hardiness and a strong disease resistance package.
Area of Adaptation
| Malting Specifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specification | 2016 LCS1 Fort Collins, Colorado | 2015 WMBT2 Glen Mills, Pennsylvania | 2015 WMBT2 Wooster, Ohio | 2015 WMBT2 Corvallis, Oregon | 2016 WMBY2 St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Barley | |||||
| Plump (On 6/64) (%) | 97.0 | 99.2 | 94.5 | 88.7 | 97.30 |
| Moisture (%) | 10.4 | ||||
| Total Protein (% d.b.) | 31.1 | 11.6 | 14.10 | ||
| Pre Harvest Sprouting (RVA) | 152.0 | ||||
| DON (ppm) | < 0.1 | ||||
| Malt | |||||
| Extract, Fine Grind (% d.b.) | 80.5 | 81.8 | 81.5 | 79.4 | 80.7 |
| Wort Color (Deg. Lov.) | 1.85 | 2.28 | 2.38 | 1.40 | |
| Diastatic Power (Deg. L) | 206 | 69 | 132 | 198 | 211 |
| Alpha Amylase (D.U.) | 52.3 | 35.2 | 50.4 | 54.4 | 50.1 |
| Soluble Protein (% d.b.) | 4.80 | 3.28 | 4.20 | 4.52 | 4.81 |
| Total Protein (% d.b.) | 12.8 | 8.3 | 11.5 | 12.3 | 13.5 |
| Soluble/Total Protein (% d.b.) | 37.5 | 40.3 | 37.7 | 38.6 | 35.5 |
| Beta-Glucan (ppm) | 38 | 25 | 171 | 93 | 148 |
| Free Amino Nitrogen (FAN) | 223 | 124 | 171 | 187 | 186 |
| Malt House Analysis 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chitting (%) | Steep Out Moisture (%) | Malt Yield (%) | 96-Hour Acrospire Count | ||||
| 0-1/4 | > 1/4-1/2 | > 1/2-3/4 | > 3/4-1 | > 1 | |||
| 95 | 45.3 | 91.4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 70 | 25 |
- LCS data, obtained from Hartwick College: hartwick.edu/about-us/centers-institutes/center-for-craft-food-and-beverage/
- Data obtained from Winter Malting Barley Trial (WMBT): triticeaetoolbox.org/barley/
Yield & Protein Content
| Agronomic Features | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMBT Atlantic Coast | ||||||
| TW (lb/bu) | Height (in) | Winter- Hardiness (DOM*) | Heading (RVA) | Lodging (0-9) | ||
| LCS Calypso | 43.8 | 31.7 | 97.0 | 2.6 | 0.7 | |
| Charles | 39.3 | 24.5 | 96.3 | -3.8 | 3.9 | |
| Thoroughbred | 46.3 | 31.8 | 97.5 | -4.0 | 1.6 | |
| Wintmalt | 43.9 | 28.4 | 96.7 | 5.3 | 0.6 | |
| WMBT West Appalachian | ||||||
| TW (lb/bu) | Height (in) | Winter- Hardiness (DOM*) | Heading (RVA) | Lodging (0-9) | ||
| LCS Calypso | 50.4 | 35.3 | 100.0 | 0.6 | 1.4 | |
| Charles | 44.4 | 26.9 | 99.4 | -2.0 | 3.4 | |
| Thoroughbred | 51.7 | 38.3 | 100. | -4.2 | 1.4 | |
| Wintmalt | 49.3 | 31.6 | 99.4 | 3.8 | 0.5 | |
| WMBT Upper Midwest | ||||||
| TW (lb/bu) | Height (in) | Winter- Hardiness (DOM*) | Heading (RVA) | Lodging (0-9) | ||
| LCS Calypso | 34.3 | 76.6 | 0.3 | 2.0 | ||
| Charles | 30.4 | 73.6 | 0.6 | 5.0 | ||
| Thoroughbred | 32.5 | 97.2 | -1.9 | 4.0 | ||
| Wintmalt | 32.6 | 86.3 | 2.8 | 2.0 | ||
| WMBT Atlantic Coast Disease | ||||||
| FHB Index (0 – 100) | Net Blotch (0 – 9) | Powd. Mildew (0 – 9) |
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| LCS Calypso | 2.7 | 2.6 | 0.0 | |||
| Charles | 4.2 | 4.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Thoroughbred | 0.9 | 5.4 | 3.6 | |||
| Wintmalt | 4.9 | 2.8 | 1.0 | |||
*Days off mean of trial
