Reduced Water Consumption in Commercial Malting Processes

该项目的成功成果将是生产出可以用一次浸渍而不是目前采用的传统的两次浸渍成功发芽的大麦品种。 这一目标将通过减少大麦籽粒中的细胞壁β-葡聚糖来实现。 这将为澳大利亚麦芽制造业节省约40%的水资源，即每年1,500兆升。 根据布里斯班最近实现的每人每天140升的用水量，节约的1 500兆升用水量将足以支持30 000人的家庭用水。

The successful outcome for the project will be the production of barley varieties that can be successfully malted with a single steep, rather than the conventional two steeps currently employed. The objective will be achieved through the reduction of cell wall beta-glucan in barley grain. This will result in water savings of around 40%, or 1,500 megalitres per annum, for the Australian malting industry. The 1,500 megalitres saving in water use would be sufficient to support the domestic water consumption of 30,000 people, based upon the use of 140 litres per person per day that was recently achieved in Brisbane.