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.
The webinar will be held Aug. 3 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Eastern via Zoom.
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
This program is being funded by a Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grant. It is being offered at no charge to participants.
Registration at https://cvent.me/lE5r1P is required to receive the link to access the webinar. Registrants will also receive access to the webinar recording.
Categories: Pennsylvania, Crops, Education