Growing Malting Barley for Craft Beverages

Learn about malting barley and what makes it different than other grains used for brewing. Proper techniques of fertilizing, harvesting, drying, and storing will be covered.

Language: English

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Growing Malting Barley for Craft Beverages

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Growing Malting Barley for Craft Beverages will review the barley production in Pennsylvania as well as what differentiates malting barley from barley grown for other uses. Participants will also learn the different grain quality characteristics that influence malting and brewing quality. Participants will learn about the types and varieties of malting barley and what soil is best for production.

This program is being funded by a PDA Specialty Crop Block Grant ME# C940000781.
Partnership: Greg Roth and Daniella Carrijo, Penn State Extension and Penn State Continuing Education - Berks Campus

This event is being offered at no charge to participants.
Registration is required to receive the link to access the webinar.
Registrants will also receive access to the webinar recording.

Who is this for?

Farmers
Craft and Homebrewers
Educators

What will you learn?

Barley production in Pennsylvania
What makes malting barley different
Grain, malt, and beer quality
Types and varieties of malting barley
Soils for malting barley production
Fertilizing malting barley
Disease and pest management for malting barley
Harvesting for optimum quality
Drying and storing malting barley
Economic considerations in growing malting barley

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