30 Years of Weissheimer Malz Large Scale Field Trials
2004 marked the 30th anniversary of the Weissheimer Malz Large Scale Field Trials (LSFT). These, to the best of our knowledge, largest systematic barley field trials carried out in Europe by a private company allow a scientific evaluation of new malting barley varieties. The scale of one hectare per variety and site enables the production of new malting barley varieties based on practical agricultural techniques and offers the possibility of region specific malt production on a 25 - 30 to scale. Subsequent brewing trials are carried out in cooperation with European brewers. In this article, the history of the Large Scale Field Trials is presented, results from the last 30 years discussed and future objectives in barley breeding outlined from a maltsters point of view. ...
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