Belgravia is a spring malting barley with a high yield potential, medium length straw and very good all-round disease resistance. It has a high Hot Water Extract and is particularly suited to distilling, being a non Glycosidic Nitrile (GN) producer. Belgravia is fully approved for malt and grain distilling by the Institute of Brewing and Distilling (IBD).
( ) = Limited Data Belgravia has produced very high yields in the major malting barley growing regions, particularly in the East.
Belgravia has medium length straw combined with good lodging and brackling resistance. |
Belgravia has similar maturity to Optic.
Belgravia has excellent resistance to mildew and Rhynchosporium and good resistance to brown rust. In Scottish trials Belgravia has shown very good resistance to Ramularia and excellent green leaf retention.
Belgravia has a high Hot Water Extract (HWE), very low levels of Glycosidic Nitrile (GN) and good enzyme activity, giving good potential for both malt and grain distilling. It is fully approved by the Institute of Brewing and Distilling (IBD) for grain and malt distilling. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
