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Article: Finnish malt profits from 'midnight sun.' (Lahden Polttimo Oy's Lahti's malting)
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- Modern Brewery Age
- Article date:
- December 10, 1990
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Finnish malt profits from 'midnight sun'
Round-the-clock daylight in most of Finland during summer goes straight to the kernels of its barley crop. The flavor effect, growers report, is unique and said to add a desirable taste quality to beer.
As a result, brewers in more than 20 countries--Scotland, USSR, Japan, Brazil, the U.S., Norway and others--purchase malt from Finland.
Finland lies entirely north of the 60-degree latitude, meaning that it has a shorter growing season than its more southern neighbors, but that the sun is above the horizon for a very large part of the summer, even at night.
"This factor of 24-hour sunlight gives a ...