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
Parentage: SY208-56 x SY208-59
Key features: ELECTRUM has Full MBC Approval for Brewing and was added to the AHDB Recommended List 2018/19. It is the highest yielding winter malting barley with Full MBC Approval. ELECTRUM delivers an outstanding combination of yield, quality and early maturity.
Latest harvest results 2024
Click the link below to access the latest AHDB harvest results for 2024.
Key Performance Statistics
We've compared a few varieties on the AHDB Recommended List 2024/25 and shared some key statistics we think you'll be interested in.
Agronomic features
Resistance to lodging with PGR (1-9) | Height without PGR (cm) | Height with PGR (cm) | Ripening (days +/- KWS Orwell, -ve = earlier) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRUM | 7 | 102 | 92 | -1 |
| CRAFT | 8 | 99 | 91 | 0 |
Yield
| Untreated yield* | Treated yield UK* | Eastern yield* | Western yield* | Northern yield* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRUM | 80 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 |
| CRAFT | 80 | 92.9 | 93 | 93 | 93 |
* % 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRUM | 69.7 | 2.4 | 6.8 | 1.71 | 306.9 |
| CRAFT | 69.9 | 2.3 | 6.8 | 1.68 | 308.2 |
Disease profile
Mildew (1-9) | Brown rust (1-9) | Rhynchosporium (1-9) | Net blotch (1-9) | BaYMV1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRUM | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | R |
| CRAFT | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | R |
Breeding Insight
ELECTRUM is the highest yielding winter malting barley with Full MBC approval for brewing with an excellent combination of yield, disease resistance, very early maturity and agronomics. Low screenings, good nitrogen and good grain quality make it an attractive variety for the maltster too.
Kathryn Hamlen
Agronomy Insights
ELECTRUM has the joint earliest ripening date of all winter barleys, equalling the earliest 2-row and Hybrid feed varieties
ELECTRUM will be one of the first to reach all major spray application growth stages
ELECTRUM is a taller variety with early autumn vigour
