Grades and grade requirements for Two-rowed Malting barley.

Grade Minimum limits of— Maximum limits of— Test weight per bushel (pounds) Suitable malting types (percent) Sound barley 1 (percent) Damaged kernels 1 (percent) Wild oats (percent) Foreign material (percent) Other grains (percent) Skinned and broken kernels (percent) Thin barley (percent) U.S. No. 1 50.0 97.0 98.0 2.0 1.0 0.5 2.0 4.0 5.0 U.S. No. 2 48.0 97.0 98.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 6.0 7.0 U.S. No. 3 48.0 95.0 96.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 5.0 8.0 10.0 U.S. No. 4 48.0 95.0 93.0 5.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 10.0 10.0 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 and Six-rowed Blue Malting barley varieties not meeting the requirements of this section must be graded in accordance with standards established for the class Barley. [82 FR 20544, May 3, 2017]