Crisp Plumage Archer Malt

During the 19th Century, Chevallier was the dominant barley planting in the United Kingdom.  Chevallier was a landrace; a non-crossed variety that flourished in locally adapted conditions.  As the science of plant breeding became understood, Plumage Archer barley was developed by Dr ES Beavan at Warminster in the early 1900s and was to become the mainstay of UK malting barley for the next 50 years.

Beaven was the first to cross breed a barley for specific traits.  He took the variety 'Plumage' (of Swedish origin) and crossed it with 'English Archer' to produce the hybrid 'Plumage Archer'; the first genetically true barley variety.  Plumage Archer is one of the 'grandparents' of Maris Otter.

In brewing, Plumage Archer is typified by very sweet, malty smooth flavours.

• 5 Kg Bag
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Tasting Notes:

• Very Sweet
• Malty
• Bready
• Smooth

Usage Rate:

• Up to 100% of the Grist

Batch Analysis

• SS18643 Best Before 30-Jun-2022

Typical Analysis

Parameter	IoB	EBC	ASBC
Moisture	4.6% max	4.6% min	4.6% max
Extract	303 L°/kg	80.1%	80.1%
Colour	3.6 EBC	4.0 EBC	1.9 °L
PSY	389
TN / TP	1.56%	9.8%	9.8%
SNR/KI/ST ratio	42.2	48	48

BeerCo.com.au Recipes featuring Crisp Plumage Archer Malt:

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References and Further Reading and Watching on Crisp Plumage Archer Malt:

• Malting Barley : Old and New Varieties, H. Hunter (1929) Malting Barley, pp 8 - 16
• The Barley Timeline | Barley selected for malting and distilling from the 1800s until the present day | Jean Duncan and the Living Field

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