The Golden Pint Project

Beer

Barley

Beer = Barley, Hops, Water, (and yeast) First there was the Reinheitsegbot, then came the adjuncts

The perfect food for yeast Controlled germination and kilning Malt The perfect food for yeast Controlled germination and kilning

One variety: Many Malts Time, temperature, moisture

The OSU Barley Project Crossing Doubled haploids Genetics and Breeding Publication, Variety/Germplasm release Herb, D.W., et al. 2017. Malt modification and its effects on the contributions of barley genotype to beer. flavor. J. Amer. Soc. Brew. Chem. 75:345-353

The OSU brewery

The OSU malt house Bridging the gap between barley and beer ~ 200 lbs malt

The craft Beer revolution= Barley, Hops, Water, and yeast

Barley – the next wave in craft beer flavor?

Testing the hypothesis that barley variety contributes to beer flavor The Flavor Pack Brewers Association, Deschutes, Firestone-Walker, New Glarus, Summit, Russian River, Sierra Nevada, Westland Mecca Grade Estate Malting, Rahr Malting

111 micro-malts, 150 nano-brews = 10 sensory sessions Golden Promise x Full Pint 200 doubled haploids Select 34 based on agronomic performance Grow 34 + parents + check at 3 locations in Oregon Beer Sensory JASBC Publications Micro-malt Nano-brew 111 micro-malts, 150 nano-brews = 10 sensory sessions 17 descriptors, 0 – 8 scale

Barley contributes to beer flavor! (and there is terroir)

Barley contributes to beer flavor! (and it isn’t just the malting quality)

Top three Oregon Promise selections, parents, and check (Copeland) Flavor descriptors Top three Oregon Promise selections, parents, and check (Copeland) Nano-beers

Scaling it all up Andy Tullis/Bend Bulletin photo

Malting, brewing, and beer sensory 120058, 120285, 120341, Copeland Herb Farm, 2017 crop Mini-Malt OSU 100 lbs Pilot Brew Deschutes 62 gallons Beer Sensory The Flavor Pack 2018 plantings Golden Pint Project Publication ??????

Breeding Malting Management

http://barleyworld.org/ @barleyworld @multibarley Barley Day: June 1, 2018 Corvallis, OR