*1.1.6 Barley*

Barley is mostly used as malting grain in ethanol production. It is also an interesting raw material in ethanol production using SSF process. The disadvantages of barley as a feed stock in distilleries are the husks surrounding the kernels and the content of glucans that leads to high viscosities in mashes. Therefore, special pretreatment step before SSF process is necessary in preparing mashes from barley. **Table 4** shows an average analysis of barley. Barley with 55% starch is also a major feedstock for beer production. Potable distillates produced from barley are smooth, but they have a more powerful grain taste.


**Table 4.** *Average composition of barley.*
