Belter

Belter has shown exceptional yields in both Agrii and official trials and is set to become a major dual-purpose variety across the UK within the next couple of years.

• Belter is more widely adapted than Laureate with high extract and spirit yield, better fermentability together with good enzyme levels for brewing and export potential.
• Belter has delivered very high yields in Agrii trials in both England (107% treated, 93% untreated) and Scotland (102% treated, 91%
  untreated) with consistently higher yields than any of the widely grown malting-types.
• It has shown similar performance in AHDB trials (103% treated, 94% untreated) with a high specific weight (67.7 kg/hl).
• It is suited to all regions and soil types with good straw characteristics; moderately tall (70 cm), good lodging resistance (7), excellent brackling resistance (9) and medium maturity (+2).
• It also shows low skinning, similar to Diablo, and very low screening losses. Belter has given the highest untreated yields in both Agrii and AHDB trials, a reflection of its disease resistance with mildew (8), brown rust (5) and Rhynchosporium (6).

Pedigree: Cosmopolitan x Laureate

The data presented here is a partial abstraction from the AHDB Recommended List. The complete data set is available on the AHDB website here