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About to partake in a batch of malting, I haven't done anything since my last post because life, covid, my grain supplier sunk their business. I still have that batch of grain
from 2017 but temps are more consistent and I have a garage now.(I moved BTW)

I am just doing barley and I need to look through my old posts to re-learn but I have a camera and will document what I can

FWI I made a mess on the deck.... but I cleaned it up

I malt small quantities to make my beer and sometimes some distillate. It's a great satisfaction!

I havent figured out the new imgur method people are using but I forgot to actually take pictures before cleaning off my malting table.

The barley is already starting to chit so I am doing a final 5 hour soak to make sure it is all moist enough, after this I wall leave it out with a sheet on it and turn it every now and then. The temperature is perfect for this the malt has been maintaining a 10 C which I have high hopes for this batch of malt

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Just my 2 cents worth
Once the barley is already starting to chit.
Be careful about soaking it any more.
It's real easy, to drown the germinating seeds

A very small amount of it chits at this stage so I usually do a quick soak

To dry the grain I am building a drying box tommorow that will be p[laced ontop of my Chiminea and I will have to learn how to regulate the temperature with it, but this way I can smoke the grain

Fiddleford wrote: ↑Wed Sep 30, 2020 11:18 am To dry the grain I am building a drying box tommorow that will be p[laced ontop of my Chiminea and I will have to learn how to regulate the temperature with it, but this way I can smoke the grain

This is what I have built, modified over time. All with pieces recovered except the electronic part (maybe electronic is a big word here!)

shadylane wrote: ↑Tue Sep 29, 2020 8:12 pm Just my 2 cents worth
Once the barley is already starting to chit.
Be careful about soaking it any more.
It's real easy, to drown the germinating seeds

that's right, this is excellent advice.