Barley
AAC Prairie
Malting - 2-Row Malting Barley
A new two-row malting barley with good yield potential, Quality profile similar to AC Metcalfe with very high enzyme activity suitable for mainstream brewing. Currently in market development stage.
AAC Prairie is a two-row malting barley with a malting profile similar to AC Metcalfe. It combines good yield potential with excellent grain quality.
- Good yield potential (105% of AC Metcalfe, 102% of CDC Copeland and 97% of AAC Synergy)
- Shorter straw and good lodging resistance
- Good kernel weight and plumpness (similar to the checks)
- Maturity within the range of checks
- Moderately resistant to surface-borne smuts, stem rust and net-form net blotch
- Intermediate resistant to spot-form net blotch
- Lower peel and broken grains than all checks