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Hi I am doing a test in makeing a wash from barley and rye. It has been about 2hrs and i still have starch ( doing the iodine test) about how much time does it take? I am only trying about 250 grams of each and separtate. I have tried too find out on site but unfortuneatly i can not find it or becuase I am one of those people that need too see it or have someone show me i can not figure it out . does it take this long or not. I will figure out the rest in time.

not enough info,, you got barley malt? what kind and rye?
is it crushed? at what temperature?

the barley i got at the bulk barn it is pearled and the rye is flaked.

the temp was at 64f

first you need crushed "base malt" then if the rye is malted crush that also, if the rye is not malted then it needs to be cooked.
if both is malt ,crush and add to hot water (155f) (at the rate of 2lb to the gal.)stir,, in about 5 min. you will see it work .
hold at 150-155f for about 1 hour.

if the rye is not malted it needs to be crushed and cooked. this will take about 45min-60 min. cool to 155f add crushed barley malt.
you will need about 1/4 malt to grain.

if I knew just what you had I could give better instructions.

wint back and seen your other post it is not going to work as you need 1/4 base malt for the enzymes. you mite better add some sugar
and use similar to UJSSM.

I guess i am going to do a lot more read and research so i will get it . I think i know what i need to do . thank you for your help. If i need more can i pm you?

what is UJSSm?

with what you have Id add sugar/water to it so you do not wast it, that is basically what UJSSM is you can do sweet mash or sour mash
as described hear--http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=725

some pearled grain can be malted depending how much it has been processed.but that is a hole other ball game.
or you can use malted grain from a brew shop. malting is not that hard if no brew shops are available.
but it is to late for what you have.

UJSSM = Uncle Jesse's simple sour mash

blanik

if you want to do grain mash Id read up on beer mashing.it is closely related.
hear is a good site for that it explains it all.--http://www.howtobrew.com/section3/index.html

thanks for all your help