23 February 2009
Malting accreditation for Commander
Barley growers, maltsters and brewers have a new variety to consider for their malting production choices following the accreditation for malting of the University of Adelaide-bred variety Commander.
Barley Australia is the industry body charged with the responsibility of national varietal accreditation for malting barley and has this week received recommendation from national barley technical evaluation body MBIBTC (Malting and Brewing Industry Barley Technical Committee) after two years of commercial malting and GRDC-sponsored pilot brewing through the Pilot Brewing Australia program.
Barley Australia chairman David Thomas said the elevation of Commander to malting status offered the marketplace increased choice in quality Australian malting barleys.
“This variety is ready to go to the market place complete with quality data that has been endorsed by the Australian malting and brewing industry following the comprehensive evaluation it has been through.
“Because of this, it enables purchasers to have confidence in the processing performance of the parcel they buy, as well signal to growers that this variety is able to be processed into quality malt and beer,” Mr Thomas said.
“Being a newly accredited variety it is important for the barley industry to work together stepping production of Commander with market sales to customers,” Mr Thomas said.
The commercialization rights of Commander have been assigned to Adelaide-based ABB Seeds. Growers are encouraged to talk to their seed re-sellers, marketers and storage companies regarding the production of Commander in their area and the industry will look to grow new varieties in a measured manner so as to match demand from customers with production from growers.
Barley breeder Dr Jason Eglinton from the University of Adelaide said the variety exhibited broad adaptation and is suited to most regions of Australia targeting 2-6t/ha and showed outstanding grain size.
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23 February 2009
Grout to remain a feed barley
The Queensland-bred barley variety Grout, which was going through national malting evaluation, has been removed from the evaluation process following its inability to meet required quality specifications.
Grout was released as a feed variety by the Queensland DPI&F in 2006, bred by the Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries with support from growers through the GRDC.
Barley Australia is the industry body charged with the responsibility of national varietal accreditation for malting barley and Grout entered the Barley Australia Variety Evaluation process in 2007 to ascertain if it was suited to become a malting variety.
Barley Australia chairman David Thomas said due to the outcome of trials by national barley technical evaluation body MBIBTC (Malting and Brewing Industry Barley Technical Committee) Grout was unsuited to malting and brewing purposes.
MBIBTC conducted two years of commercial malting and GRDC-sponsored pilot brewing through the Pilot Brewing Australia program, and the trials were held over a three year period due to inhospitable seasonal conditions.
“Unfortunately commercial malting trials and pilot brewing trials determined that the processing qualities of the variety were not suited to a malting and brewing end use,” Mr Thomas said.
However, as a feed barley, Grout demonstrates good adaptation to grain growing regions from central NSW through to central Queensland. Grout is marketed as a feed barley through AWB Seeds.
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31 January 2008
Buloke approved for malting status
The Victorian-bred barley line, Buloke, has been approved for malting and brewing status and given formal Barley Australia Accredited Variety status, following extensive testing and trialing around Australia under the Australian barley industry’s Malting and Brewing Industry Barley Technical Committee (MBIBTC).
Barley Australia chairman David Thomas said the elevation of Buloke to malting status offered the marketplace increased choice in quality Australian malting barleys.
“This variety is ready to go to the market place complete with quality data that has been endorsed by the Australian malting and brewing industry following the comprehensive evaluation it has been through.
“Because of this, it enables purchasers to have confidence in the processing performance of the parcel they buy,” Mr Thomas said.
Buloke barley was bred by Mr David Moody of the Victorian Department of Primary Industries at Horsham. It was one of several elite lines to come from the former Malting Barley Quality Improvement Program (MBQIP), a valued collaboration of industry and government investment in barley breeding.
Buloke is licensed to and available through AWB Seeds.
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For further information please contact:
Linda Price, executive manager
Barley Australia
08 9237 9737
Linda.price@barleyaustralia.com.au