WESTMINSTER is a very high yielding spring malting variety with long, stiff straw. It has excellent all-round disease resistance combined with a very high specific weight.
Westminster has all of the necessary qualities for brewing and export markets, including full approval from the IBD (Institute of Brewing & Distilling) for brewing. Westminster also provides significant benefits for the feed barley grower, making it a truly multi-purpose variety.
FULLY APPROVED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MALT FOR BREWING BY THE IBD
STATUS: HGCA Recommended List (UK), SAC Recommended List and DANI Recommended List.
Institiute of Brewing & Distilling full approval for brewing.
PEDIGREE: NSL 97-5547 x Barke
Westminster has produced high yields in all HGCA regions of the UK, particularly in the North East and Eastern regions where the majority of spring malting barley is grown.
(+ = later) Westminster has a good combination of resistance to lodging and brackling and is taller than NFC Tipple.
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Westminster produces a bold sample of grain with a high specific weight and a low level of screenings.
Westminster is proving to be a very successful brewing variety and is fully approved by the Institute of Brewing and Distilling (IBD) for this purpose. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from the HGCA Recommended Lists database, full data at www.hgca.com
On the 1-9 scales, high figures indicate that the variety shows the character to a high degree.
