The Barley Variety Registered In The Slovak Republic After Harvest 2016

After three-year tests (2014-2016), the spring barley malting variety Soulmate was registered in the Slovak Republic. Extract content in malt dry matter in the studied variety was high, it moved in the scope of 83.4-84.4 %. The variety had strong proteolytic modification. Amylolytic modification, degradation of cell walls and beta-glucan content were at the optimal level. Wort quality was above average to optimal. The value of the apparent final attenuation was high (83.6%). The variety Soulmate provided clear wort.