AAC Connect is a spring two-row, hulled malting barley variety with superior FHB resistance in its class and excellent yield with short, strong straw. It offers a malt quality similar to AC Metcalfe with higher malt extract, lower wort viscosity and beta glucan content. A great choice for malting process. Released in 2016, AAC Connect was developed by Dr. Bill Legge at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Brandon and is sold by Canterra Seeds.

Characteristics

• Very heavy, plump kernels 
• High extract yield 
• Moderate enzyme and FAN levels 
• High brewhouse efficiency 
• High attenuation limit

Agronomic Traits

• 11% higher yield than AC Metcalfe, 5% higher than CDC Copeland 
• Shorter and stronger straw than AC Metcalfe and CDC Copeland 
• Heavier and plumber kernels than AC Metcalfe and CDC Copeland 
• Maturity date similar to AC Metcalfe 
• Resistance to spot-form net blotch, surface-borne smuts and stem rust 
• Moderate resistance to FHB with significantly lower DON accumulation than AC Metcalfe and CDC Copeland

If you are interested in growing this variety, please contact Canterra Seeds or visit https://www.seedlocator.net