Let’s get real. Wheat is for bread. Barley is for beer. But wait—wheat beer exists? Yes! And it’s cloudy, fruity, and tastes like a sunrise in a glass.
Barley, however, is the heart of whisky and beer. Its enzymes convert starch into sugar, then alcohol. Without barley, Oktoberfest would just be a sad parade of pretzels.
Fun fact: ancient Egyptians used barley as currency. They paid workers with barley loaves. Meanwhile, wheat was the luxury grain for Pharaohs. Talk about grain class warfare.
