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Barley is the most common starch used in brewing beer today. The resources in this section are all about barley, beginning with the farmers who grow it and ending with the brewers who select and use it.

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Malting Barley Characteristics The New Brewer Nov Dec 2024 Cover

Raw Materials

For the November/December 2024 The New Brewer, we present our annual Raw Materials issue. In this issue, we examine the 2024 world hop and barley crops and their effect on the craft brewing industry. Other features focus on new hop varieties; cidermaking 101; and breweries that are using traditional pouring techniques to highlight their offerings. Read More

The New Brewer Nov Dec 2024 Harvest Reports
The New Brewer: Raw Materials

2024 World Barley and Hop Harvests

Maggie Elliot, Hannes Schneeberger, Chris Swersey, various reports, Bart Watson, Horst Dornbusch, and Walter König

A comprehensive look at the 2024 hops and barley harvests. Hop acreage declined significantly in the U.S., while climate change is affecting crops around the world.

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Researcher Presentation

Craft Brewers Conference 2024Las Vegas, Nevada

Researchers will present findings relevant to the craft beer industry, followed by a poster session for deeper discussions. Topics include hop variety impact on hop creep, efficient detection of glycosidic nitrile genes in malting barley, methods for hop lot matching, assessing hop aging using Hop Storage Index, and mitigating fermentation issues caused by microflora.Read More

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North American Malting Barley Challenges and Technical Solutions

Craft Brewers Conference 2024Las Vegas, NevadaSpeaker(s): Bryan Baxter, Xiang Yin

Recent climate trends have posed challenges for maltsters and brewers. This seminar explores strategies to overcome such hurdles, including adjusting malt treatment, conducting qualification brews, and collaborating closely throughout the growing season.Read More

Supply Chain Updates Four quadrants showing cans, hops, barley, and water.

Supply Chain Updates

This harvest estimate update includes info on the barley and hop harvests, CO2 shortages, transportation, and cardboard and aluminum prices.Read More

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Brewers Association

The Supply Chain Subcommittee is concerned with the ingredients and materials that are used to brew and package craft beers. By monitoring hop and barley harvest, interacting with growers and examining packaging supplies, and monitoring glass and can markets, the Supply Chain Subcommittee works to ensure a stable marketplace and provide educational resources to the brewing community on best practices for sourcing and selecting ingredients and packaging materials to suit their beers.

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Gene Edited Barley
The New Brewer: Technology in Brewing Issue

Gene Editing

Gabe Toth

With the advent of more precise gene editing technology such as CRISPR, bioengineered small grains may find their way into the malting supply chain in coming years.

How To Manage Off Flavors in Beer: Dimethyl Sulfide (DMS) Glass of beer next to brown icon featuring a cob of corn, label of

How To Manage Off Flavors in Beer: Dimethyl Sulfide (DMS)

Dimethyl sulfide (DMS) is commonly associated with a creamed corn aroma and originates from a barley precursor.Read More

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Brewers Association

The Quality Subcommittee envisions a membership that consistently produces beer of high quality. Quality for this purpose has been defined as: a beer that is responsibly produced using wholesome ingredients, consistent brewing techniques and good manufacturing practices, which exhibits flavor characteristics that are consistently aligned with both the brewer’s and the beer drinker’s expectations.

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Naked Barley
The New Brewer: Raw Materials Issue

Naked Barley

Gabe Toth

A small group of researchers and grain users is stripping barley down to its essentials, looking for the next breakthrough in malting and brewing. Is hulless barley on the rise?

World Harvest Reports 2023
The New Brewer: Raw Materials Issue

2023 World Barley and Hop Harvests

Maggie Elliot, Thomas Raiser, Bart Watson, Horst Dornbusch, and Walter König

A comprehensive look at the 2023 hops and barley harvests. Hop acreage declined significantly in the U.S., while climate change is affecting crops around the world.

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