Variety Overview
Market options: Full MBC Approval for Brewing
Soil preference: Suitable for all soil types
Regional positioning: Performs well in all regions
Agronomics: Robust disease profile, with no rating below a 6
Parentage: SY 208-56 x SY Venture
Key features: CRAFT is a very high-yielding winter malting barley which received Full MBC Approval for Brewing in May 2018. It brings improved agronomics and outstanding grain quality and is in strong demand from end users.
Key Performance Statistics
We've compared a few varieties on the AHDB Recommended List 2021/22 and shared some key statistics we think you'll be interested in.
Agronomic features
Resistance to lodging (1-9) | Height without PGR (cm) | Height with PGR (cm) | Ripening (days +/- KWS Orwell, -ve = earlier) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CRAFT | 8 | 93 | 89 | +1 |
Electrum
| 7 | 95 | 91 | -1 |
Yield
Untreated yield* | Treated yield UK* | Eastern yield* | Western yield* | Northern yield* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CRAFT | 76 | 95.7 | 96 | 95 | 96 |
Electrum | 77 | 96.7 | 97 | 96 | 96 |
* % treated control
Grain quality
Specific Weight (kg/hl) | Screenings (% through 2.25 mm) | Screenings (% through 2.5 mm) | Nitrogen content (%) | Hot water extract (l deg/kg) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CRAFT | 69.5 | 2.1 | 6.6 | 1.67 | 308.0 |
Electrum | 69.2 | 2.3 | 6.8 | 1.69 | 305.0 |
Disease profile
Mildew (1-9) | Brown rust (1-9) | Rhynchosporium (1-9) | Net blotch (1-9) | BaYMV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CRAFT | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | R |
Electrum | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | R |
Breeding Insight
CRAFT is a step forward over SY VENTURE - higher yielding with bigger, bolder grain. CRAFT has Full MBC Approval for Brewing and has strong support from end users. Contracts are widely available.
Tracy Creasy
Agronomy Insights
CRAFT has consistent yields across all regions and can be grown anywhere in the UK
CRAFT has red pigmentation and the awns and grain will appear red at and after flowering
CRAFT leads the winter malting barleys in resistance to lodging. It has relatively short untreated straw and responds well to PGRs
It has a resistance rating of 6 for all major foliar diseases
