Propino is a Barley Variety such as Maris Ottter, Concerto, Planet or Venture. It is a two-row, spring barley with a high yield and good malting properties.
We have two malt styles made from 100% Propino Barley - Pale (2-2.4L) & Extra Pale(1.7 - 2L). Propino is a traditional English barley that provides high extracts while having fairly low protein levels.
This lets us make a highly modified malt that easily coverts during single infusion mashing. Due to the low level of Beta Glucan and moderate WK units, beers made from this variety have a slightly more malty body to them and cause less problems during runoff and filtration. Using stepped mashing or high temp slow sparging when infusion mashing, the wort will become more attenuable and present drier beer.
All in all it is a very forgiving malt that enables a brewer to shift his focus towards other parts of the brewery, without having to worry about the wort quality.
