This method describes how to evaluate the degree of contamination present in a lot of barley as part of the visual and manual inspection process.
Barley intended for the production of malt is to be evaluated on the basis of the characteristics described below.
Visual inspection for the presence of foreign grain or contaminants. Also refer to R-110.22.011 Sortierung von Gerste.
This method describes how to classify barley according to size using a laboratory sieving machine.
Barley intended for the production of malt is to be evaluated on the basis of the characteristics described below.
A barley sample is classified into fractions according to kernel size in a sieving machine containing three sieves with defined slot widths.
This method describes how to classify barley according to size, though this is performed without separating out the half kernels.
Barley malt intended for use in beer brewing or elsewhere in the food industry.
The sieving test represents one of the most important objective physical methods for evaluating malt and can be carried out rapidly and easily. The percentages of total dockage (< 2.2 mm) and that of the kernels belonging to grades I and II can be determined from the results of the sieving test.