Beer and whisky are going to look a bit different this year.
2021 was a tough year for many farming regions with a severe drought causing lower yields and reducing the available amount of grains to be malted, on top of a major supply chain delays causing waylaid shipments of imported malt. For the barley that is available, the quality is lower, and has the potential for high variability in quality.
The quality of the barley is evident right from the barley field, with many crops growing shorter stalks, having thin kernels instead of plump ones, and the specs showing Protein rising to 15% (ideally malt barley would be under 12.5% - Red Shed grains have 11%.) |
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