Differentiating agricultural products has been adopted as a strategy to improve farm profitability and thereby business sustainability. This study aimed evaluate unique barley varieties for craft malting brewing markets enhance diversified grain growers in southwestern Washington. Advanced breeding lines from Washington State University (WSU) were compared control variety (CDC-Copeland) through...

The endoproteinases that form during the malting of barley play important roles in determining the soluble protein levels of worts prepared from the malt. The soluble protein levels, in turn, can affect many aspects of the beers made from these worts, including their haziness, foam characteristics, extent of fermentation, etc. We have been characterizing these endoproteinases and their endogeno...