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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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Supply Chain Updates – September 2021

The Brewers Association Supply Chain Subcommittee shares industry updates on brewing supply chain issues and activities.Read More

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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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The New Brewer: Raw Materials

2020 World Barley and Hops Harvest

Ann George, Jaki Brophy, Thomas Raiser, Bart Watson, Gina Feist, and Walter König

A comprehensive look at the 2020 hops and barley harvests. The U.S. again saw record acreage for hops, while U.S. barley production decreased slightly.

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The New Brewer: Raw Materials

Peaks and Valleys

Gabe Toth

Even in normal times, barley farming is riddled with unknowns—it is at best a fickle partnership with Mother Nature. A pandemic adds demand uncertainty to the mix.

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The New Brewer: Raw Materials Issue

2019 World Barley and Hops Harvest

Ann George, Thomas Raiser, Doug Donelan, James Atkinson, Walter König, Gina Feist, & Bart Watson

A comprehensive look at the 2019 hops and barley harvests. The U.S. again saw record acreage for hops, while U.S. barley production increased significantly.

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The New Brewer: Raw Materials Issue

Branching Out with Barley

Paul Schwarz & Richard Horsley

In order to determine barley varieties that can thrive in a region that is not a traditional malting barley producer, the Eastern Spring Barley Nursery was formed in 2015.

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The New Brewer: Raw Materials Issue

2017 World Barley and Hops Harvest

Ann George, Thomas Raiser, Walter König, Michael Brophy, and Bart Watson

A comprehensive look at the 2018 hops and barley harvests. The U.S. again the top-producing country for hops, while U.S. barley acreage faced further declines.

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The New Brewer: Raw Materials Issue

No Barley, No Beer: U.S. Malting Barley Acreage on Decline

Dale Thorenson

The U.S. planted a record low 2.5 million acres of barley in 2017, a far cry from the 19-million-acre peak in 1942. The decline in acreage can be traced to many factors.

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Researcher Presentations

Craft Brewers Conference 2019Denver, Colorado

Researcher Presentation: Developing Fertility and Pest Management Strategies to Optimize Hop Yield and Minimize Environmental Impact Growing hops in temperate climates, like the Northeast, presents both agronomic and environmental challenges to growers. Add an increasingly erratic climate to the mix and …Read More

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