Concerto is a very high yielding spring malting barley with a good all-round agronomic package and no significant weaknesses. Concerto has a high specific weight and produces a very low level of screenings.
Early evaluation suggests Concerto accumulates grain nitrogen at a low level - like Optic - and has particular malting characteristics which make it highly suitable for both brewing and distilling. Concerto is provisionally approved by the Institute of Brewing and Distilling (IBD) for brewing and distilling.
Status: HGCA (UK) Recommended List; SAC Recommended List; DARD Recommended List
Concerto has produced very high yields in the major malting barley growing regions.
Concerto has a similar straw length to Optic combined with good lodging and brackling resistance.
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Concerto has a very high Hot Water Extract (HWE), low grain nitrogen and very low levels of Glycosidic Nitrile (GN), making it very attractive to the distilling and brewing industries. Concerto has provisional approval from the Institute of Brewing and Distilling (IBD) for brewing and malt distilling.
Concerto has excellent resistance to mildew and similar Rhynchosporium and brown rust resistance to Optic.
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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.
