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Re: malting
« Reply #30 on: January 21, 2014, 08:47:39 pm »
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Re: malting
« Reply #31 on: January 21, 2014, 09:00:14 pm »
Tonight I've got "good chit":


Neat, altho i was under the impression that barley only put out 1 sprout. I was surprised to see that most of them seem to have 3!
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Re: malting
« Reply #32 on: January 21, 2014, 09:15:37 pm »
Neat, altho i was under the impression that barley only put out 1 sprout. I was surprised to see that most of them seem to have 3!
Most of the drawings I've seen have 3-5 "chits" or rootlets.  There's one "acrospire" that will be the indicator of when the conversion has taken place.  So far I don't see much indicator of that.  But, it's early.  :)
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Re: malting
« Reply #33 on: January 21, 2014, 09:25:24 pm »
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Very cool, thanks for sharing!
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Re: malting
« Reply #34 on: January 21, 2014, 11:38:06 pm »
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looks good. eagle eye time. it happens fast once it starts happening. try to keep it cool to slow it down.
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Re: malting
« Reply #35 on: January 22, 2014, 05:47:06 am »
Neat, altho i was under the impression that barley only put out 1 sprout. I was surprised to see that most of them seem to have 3!
Most of the drawings I've seen have 3-5 "chits" or rootlets.  There's one "acrospire" that will be the indicator of when the conversion has taken place.  So far I don't see much indicator of that.  But, it's early.  :)

Ah! so i was mixing up the bottom with the top.  I could of sworn the pictures(not many tbh) i had looked at only had an acrospire showing first without the rootlets.

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Re: malting
« Reply #36 on: January 22, 2014, 08:57:32 am »
Neat, altho i was under the impression that barley only put out 1 sprout. I was surprised to see that most of them seem to have 3!
Most of the drawings I've seen have 3-5 "chits" or rootlets.  There's one "acrospire" that will be the indicator of when the conversion has taken place.  So far I don't see much indicator of that.  But, it's early.  :)

Ah! so i was mixing up the bottom with the top.  I could of sworn the pictures(not many tbh) i had looked at only had an acrospire showing first without the rootlets.

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you should never see the acrospires on the outside when malting barley. wheat is a different story because it lacks a husk. You need to split open a kernel to see the acrospires. and you want to stop the sprouting process when the majority of grains have an acrospires ~.75 of the length of the grain. You can also tell it's close just by mooshing a grain between your fingers, when it's almost there it really just turns to paste with a gentle moosh
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Re: malting
« Reply #37 on: January 24, 2014, 11:38:02 am »
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Nice job!  Whatever variety of barley that is, the husk is almost transparent.  This makes it very easy to monitor the process and know when to begin kilning.  Like was said, cooler temps will buy you some time by slowing the germination process if you're not yet ready to dry them down.  If you observe a few random kernels on a daily basis for the next few days,  you'll know then the majority are at about 3/4 the way to the tip.  That's generally the time suggested to begin halting the process.  Remember your temps!

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Re: malting
« Reply #38 on: January 24, 2014, 01:27:03 pm »
I made the call yesterday.  I put it into the dehydrator at 100°F while I was at work for the day.  When I got home, I raised the temp to 130°F for two hours, then maxed the dehydrator (~160°F) for another 3 hours.

Afterward, I cleaned the chit out of it, in a strainer.  The result looks a lot like Pilsner malt.  Very light.

Since I have some pilsner malt, I may try a side/side this weekend.  The only issue is the logistics of mashing/sparging/fermenting such a small batch.  Assuming that my conversion isn't as good as commercial, I'll probably plan a long mash, maybe a protein rest.

That's my challenge for the weekend. ;D 
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Re: malting
« Reply #39 on: January 24, 2014, 02:08:18 pm »
I made the call yesterday.  I put it into the dehydrator at 100°F while I was at work for the day.  When I got home, I raised the temp to 130°F for two hours, then maxed the dehydrator (~160°F) for another 3 hours.

Afterward, I cleaned the chit out of it, in a strainer.  The result looks a lot like Pilsner malt.  Very light.

Since I have some pilsner malt, I may try a side/side this weekend.  The only issue is the logistics of mashing/sparging/fermenting such a small batch.  Assuming that my conversion isn't as good as commercial, I'll probably plan a long mash, maybe a protein rest.

That's my challenge for the weekend. ;D

nice,

I didn't notice a huge problem with efficiency in the small batch test. you can mash as usual and put I through a fine mesh sieve to 'lauter'. I fermented in a gallon jug.
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