well if corn makes whiskey..

i sure hope this barley makes some good beer.

Do they still make that?
Rednecks, White Socks...

yes! everytime i buy that beer i think of that song. lol.

My dad used to raise barley, and when it went for malting he got a good price, made him happy. He was always clearing more land, and barley was a good crop to plant on new ground. I don't think anyone raises any barley in that area any more, I see it's worth $4.90 now, I don't know if that would be profitable or not.

(quoted from post at 03:58:56 05/25/21) My dad used to raise barley, and when it went for malting he got a good price, made him happy. He was always clearing more land, and barley was a good crop to plant on new ground. I don't think anyone raises any barley in that area any more, I see it's worth $4.90 now, I don't know if that would be profitable or not.

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Mm mm PBR.......love that!

I miss the Pabst brewery tours.... & Miller. My dad with me in tow & the rest of his side of the family toured Schlitz before it was shut down. Vaguely remember it. Must have been around 5 or 6 at the time. All I recall is the big white vats with the logo on their ends & the looooong staircase to get down there. Still have my Old Milwaukee ice bucket somewhere. Made great sandcastles with it. One thing I do recall is half the complex being torn down. It took a long time for the spent grain silos to get demolished. They were poured a lot thicker than anticipated. Got to see the offices quite a bit as that's where Milwaukee Co. had their various welfare departments. Mom worked there for the Dept. of the Aging for 34 years. Never got sick of seeing the board rooms with the ceilings that looked to be two or three stories tall, all the woodwork & the Schlitz logo & brewing related reliefs carved into the molding in various spots.

Mike

Dont forget us guys that use malted barley to make Bourbon.

Didn't tour it but hauled a hopper bottom tank to one, I'm a cheap drunk and could have gotten drunk off the smell there!

That was my beer of choice for quite some time & also my favorite tour. It was a small brewery at the time & the informative tour lasted about 40 minutes. During the '90s one could occasionally have a short chat with the brewmaster who could be found going over some point in the process & ensuring everything was being done correctly. During that period in time, the brewmaster was John Zappa, a cousin to Frank. Learning about a little of his family history while imbibing more knowledge about what was going through the line that day always made the tour a bit more interesting. At the end there were always the 3 free 16 oz samples & lovely college girls to pour them for you. There were several occasions where the barrel was almost empty, which meant that they needed help draining it so a fresh one could be changed in for the next tour. Then there was the event called Breakfast at the Brewery. On that day there were a few early tours & a buffet style breakfast served up in the warehouse. The food was prepared by the employees & served up by whoever made the offerings that day. Two things on that menu, that I can recall being very tasty, were the potato pancakes & regular pancakes with slices of American cheese between them. Then there was a polka band & small dance area. I must say, there is no better example of the carefree simplicity in North Woods Wisconsin than watching a bunch of half crocked college kids doing the Chicken Dance at 10AM!

I really miss those days. Haven't been up there since they expanded the second time, but it's on my to do list.

Mike

Not to be smarta$$ I quality checked barley 40 years and that barley has some reddish kernels did you do a germination test prior to planting. Was it high moisture artificially dried or buggy ? Best of luck. Dan

those red kernels are treated seed. had about 50 bu. treated seed on this load of 275 bu. this is a new variety of 2 row barley called oriana. grows a bit shorter and high yield ... so i hope.

Thanks for the replying that makes perfect sense . Ive been retired 5 years and havent kept up with new varieties so good info. Thanks Dan