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Smoking Malt
brewmasternpb:
Hellow fellow AHA-ers! I'm trying to smoke my own malt with cherry wood (a-la Briess Cherrywood Malt). I've done a little research, but could use your input. I have a smoker, and I'm going to put my malt in a grill basket, lined with tin foil (with holes poked all around). I read an old Zymurgy with a graph on roasting grains. I believe that I can smoke my grains for 15 minutes at 275 degrees without losing much enzymatic power and/or gaining color. Will this be enough time to get a good smokey flavor? (I want to smoke 40% of the grain for my smoked porter). Also, will it be too much time in the smoker? Thanks for your input.
hokerer:
These might help...
...sorry, couldn't resist ;D
brewmasternpb:
I deserved that...
I should probably try other forums ;)
dbeechum:
--- Quote from: brewmasternpb on February 03, 2010, 07:54:31 pm ---I'm trying to smoke my own malt with cherry wood (a-la Briess Cherrywood Malt).
--- End quote ---
Ohh, I know.. next month's Zymurgy will have something. :)
dontblake:
I'd try to go as cool as possible and spritz your malt during the process so it doesn't fry
The 15 minute duration seems to be a bit short.
Our club smoked a bag of Munich malt (spread out on trays in a purpose-built smoker) and if I remember correctly, the temp was 180 and we let the grain smoke for about an hour.
Be sure to let your grains breathe for at least a week before using
Good luck
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