1. 1. Barley Matters: From U.S. To Europe Moderated by Fred Minnick, author of Whiskey Women and Bourbon Curious Presenters: Wayne Carpenter, Skagit Valley Malting. Emerson Lamb, Westland Distillery. Brigid Meints, Washington State University. Scott Ungermann, Anchor Brewers & Distillers.Tales of the Cocktail
2. 2. Barley Matters Barleys importance Barley types Malting barley Brewing barley Distilling barley
3. 3. Barleys Importance Bourbon Barley is used for its high-enzyme content and conversion of starches. It is not intentionally used as a flavoring component. Kentucky distillers use 6-row barley. Single Malt Scotch Distillers consistently rank barley behind maturation in the hierarchy of importance. Most currently use U.K.-produced Concerto spring malting barley, a 2-row barley. On barley-quality: Alan McConnochie, manager of BenRiach, GlenDronach and Glenglassaugh Asian Distillers Import barley from UK. American Single Malt Distillers This is a relatively new category and barley experimentation is alive.
4. 4. Trial Plots in the Skagit ValleyBarley Types
5. 5. Hulled Hull-less
6. 6. Two-row Six-row
7. 7. Even before the malting process, the barley plant faces Diseases Insects Frost Geese
8. 8. Making a cross!
9. 9. Yield trials at WSU-Mount Vernon
10. 10. Colored barley research
11. 11. Malting Barley
12. 12. Floor malting
13. 13. Vast Numbers of New Flavors Grains MaltingProcesses 20,000 Barleys, 40,000 Wheats,