Malt Barley?

[mcfarms]

In response to a few postings in this thread.
Wheat king liffe futures is trying a malt contract this year.
JDdepape no question the brewers are usually in trying to secure supply fron right about now into march april before the crop is even seeded however the board should not allow sales on a crop as weather sensitive as this without firm no act of god commitment from farmers or at the very least backstopping forward sales with backstopping options I would suggest looking at what diageo is doing is a good thing. The board wants the job the have a duty of care to the farmer which I believe they are failing in especially in Malt barley.

Charlie whats more frustrating about this is for about the 4th time in 10 years I have to make the decision whether to "subsidize " the board for them selling my barley without direction to do so or "subsidize" the malster with whom a have a log term and good working relationship with.
Cash plus isn't working for the farmer or the malster in it's present form. The pool system is a abject failure again this year.

And Burbert your comment is incorrect but not that you'd care or want to learn why.

[charliep]

Actually Burbert isn't 100 % wrong. China is brewing near beers (no malting barley). More use of adjuncts in North American beers. Attended the Alberta Barley Commission annual general meeting and there is a process for barley that can produce a brewable product (or at least for a percentage in the blend) without traditional malting of high quality barley.

High prices and crap quality generally make for innovativeness. These processes will likely have longer term implications for malt barley demand.

For the coneseur, good beer will always have good malt barley.

[charliep]

shouldn't use big words I can't spell. Should be "Connoisseur".

[charliep]

Kevin Hursh's thoughts on malt barley.

[URL="http://www.hursh.ca/2010/12/why-is-the-malting-barley-price-dropping/"]malt barley[/URL]

[mcfarms]

True, Japan has the happoshu near beers as well some are made with extract from field peas. 3rd tier beers we just call our near beers budweiser.
But that is because in Japan they tax beer on its malt content which is driving the demnand for these .
I like the German beer laws.

[mcfarms]

and Burbert was only not 100 percent wrong out of luck not out of knowledge.

[charliep]

Its amazing what google can give you.

Here is a site to clarify mcfarms comment. Germany has something called the "Beer Purity Law". Sounds as if Parsley is doing on the ground research into this topic.

[URL="http://germanbeerinstitute.com/beginners.html"]bottom[/URL]

[Burbert]

Actually Burbert is right on wit this one. You's guys are out to lunch. Only the best of the best, and you actually believe that line of crap. When there is no best to be had, the rest is BEST. Ever hear that before, somewhere????? Heck they make beer outta sour cow milk in some countries. Comedian beer, often tastes like its made from the same source, if you don't believe, go to some of the micros and by some of their SPECIAL, brands, most taste like something from outer space, bilge water at best, priss at worst. And to think they get a premium price fer the crap. How desperate we Comedians have become!!!!!!!

[parsley]

Why, charliep, German beer renders the fair gender helpless! But I'll do more research. LOL Pars

[hedgehog]

my merchant said to me this harvest;
"dry your feed barley carefully, we will malt it"
i nearly fell of my perch.
this was the same guy who wouldnt give me a malt contract in spring, hence i grew feed.