Frikkieman
Active Member
Good day everyone. I've recently started smoking meat and thought to myself, why cant I smoke my own malt then (thinking cherry wood). I've been playing with the idea of smoking my own malt as commercially smoked malt is quite expensive and I do like my beers extra SMOKEY, so I do use a lot of it
There is a thread on smoking malt ( https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f85/smoking-malts-139198/ ) but it appears to be quite old and dead :/ SO, I thought I'd start a NEW thread on home smoking malt. I would like to get some ideas from everyone and anyone who has done it, or even want to do it: What methods do you use; Did the beers come out good/bad; What type of woods yielded the best results; How much malt did you use? I'v heard of Beechwood smoked malt (the one I used) and Cherry wood smoked malt, which apparently is really nice.
The reason I ask how much malt because I've read a few places home smoked malt is a lot more intense than commercially smoked malts but I do generally prefer a lot of smokiness. The original post I mentioned above soaked the malt before use. I've also read other places of people dry smoke. So, I would appreciate any feedback, knowledge, results and pictures of your smoking experience if you have them. Look forward to the discussion
There is a thread on smoking malt ( https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f85/smoking-malts-139198/ ) but it appears to be quite old and dead :/ SO, I thought I'd start a NEW thread on home smoking malt. I would like to get some ideas from everyone and anyone who has done it, or even want to do it: What methods do you use; Did the beers come out good/bad; What type of woods yielded the best results; How much malt did you use? I'v heard of Beechwood smoked malt (the one I used) and Cherry wood smoked malt, which apparently is really nice.
The reason I ask how much malt because I've read a few places home smoked malt is a lot more intense than commercially smoked malts but I do generally prefer a lot of smokiness. The original post I mentioned above soaked the malt before use. I've also read other places of people dry smoke. So, I would appreciate any feedback, knowledge, results and pictures of your smoking experience if you have them. Look forward to the discussion