Grades and grade requirements for Six-rowed Malting barley

Grade Minimum limits of— Maximum limits of— Test weight per bushel(pounds) Suitable malting types(percent) Soundbarley 1(percent) Damaged kernels 1(percent) Wild oats(percent) Foreignmaterial(percent) Other grains(percent) Skinned and brokenkernels(percent) Thin barley(percent) U.S. No. 1 47 97 98 2 1 0.5 2 4 7 U.S. No. 2 45 97 98 3 1 1 3 6 10 U.S. No. 3 43 95 96 4 2 2 5 8 15 U.S. No. 4 43 95 93 5 3 3 5 10 15.0 1 Injured-by-frost kernels and injured-by-mold kernels are not considered damaged kernels or considered against sound barley.

Note: Malting barley must not be infested in accordance with § 810.107(b) and must not contain any special grades as defined in § 810.206. Six-rowed Malting barley varieties not meeting the requirements of this section must be graded in accordance with standards established for the class Barley.

[82 FR 20543, May 3, 2017]