KWS SASSY
Bred to be bold, lively and full of spirit
- The high yielding non-GN variety with exceptional performance in the North
- Lowest screenings of any malt distilling variety
- Good grain quality
Characteristics
About
KWS Sassy is a non GN producing, spring malting barley, which has strong potential to serve the UK distilling market. With matching maturity to Concerto, but with 11% higher yields in the North, it is set to become a favourite for the Northern farmer.
KWS Sassy is fully MBC approved for malting and distilling and has the lowest screenings of any approved variety.
Characteristics in numbers
| UK | 101 |
| North | 103 |
| Untreated | 91 |
| Mildew | 8 |
| Yellow rust | [5] |
| Brown rust | 5 |
| Rhynchosporium | 6 |
| Screenings <2.25mm | 0.9 |
| Screenings <2.25mm | 2.1 |
| Lodging | 6 |
| Maturity | +1 |
| Height (cm) with PGR | 79 |
| SP.Wt (kg/hl) | 69.8 |
| Hot Water Extract | 315.6 |
