Don't try grinding your grain too soon after you malted it!

[speedfreaksteve]

Just about burned out my 18 volt battery drill on my corona then I switched to manual grinding until my arm said no, which wasn't very long!

I malted some wheat just before the weekend and gave it 36 hours in my food dehydrator to dry. Since then it's been air drying. I thought it would be enough, but I could tell they were a little heavier still than before I malted them. I know they should come out drying to around the same weight, but I was just too excited to start getting my grains all prepared for my next mashing planned later this week. Anyways, they basically gummed up my mill. Besides that, the grain just had so much resistance in it from the extra water content. The grains weren't damp to the touch or anything, just not bone dry.

Lesson learned. They're in the oven now on low with the door propped open to help speed things up.