KWS CURTIS
The Sustainable Performer in the field, malthouse, brewery and distillery!
- Easy to grow – very stiff with excellent standing and earliness
- Good specific weight with low screenings
- More sustainable than current leading spring malting varieties
Characteristics
About
KWS Curtis is an exciting new addition to the list of spring malting barley candidates for harvest 2022. It combines good potential for both the brewing and distilling sectors in a true farmer-friendly variety that can help growers meet their increasingly sustainable demands.
| UK | 104 |
| East | 105 |
| West | [103] |
| North | 103 |
| Untreated | 93 |
| MBC malting approval for brewing use | true |
| MBC malting approval for malt distilling use | true |
| MBC malting approval for grain distilling use | false |
| Specific weight | 67.5 |
| Screenings (% through 2.25mm) | 1.9 |
| Screenings (% through 2.5mm) | 5.2 |
| Hot water extract (l deg/kg) | 312.0 |
| Mildew | 9 |
| Brown Rust | 4 |
| Rynchosporium | [7] |
| Height -PGR (cm) | [69] |
| Ripening | +1 |
| brackling % | 9 |
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