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I've been building smokers/smokehouses and smoking/bbqing meat way longer than making beer. I really like smoked porters and want to smoke my own grain. Anyone have any information on doing any of this? Anyone incorporate smoke into anything else? I think there are a lot of beers that might be good with a slight smoke taste.
 
I haven't done it yet but will be soon. My plan is to smoke as cool as I can, spritzing the grains periodically with water to keep them moist but not wet and turning the grains once in a while. I plan to use Alder. Others report using pear, apple, cherry, beechwood, etc... Not hickory. Too harsh & tastes like bacon. Not sure why that's bad but ??? Beers to smoke? I'm planning a Porter & will smoke 1/2 the base grains. Weizenbock is another one. Hopefully others will pipe in with more spscific info.
 
hamiltont said:
I haven't done it yet but will be soon. My plan is to smoke as cool as I can, spritzing the grains periodically with water to keep them moist but not wet and turning the grains once in a while. I plan to use Alder. Others report using pear, apple, cherry, beechwood, etc... Not hickory. Too harsh & tastes like bacon. Not sure why that's bad but ??? Beers to smoke? I'm planning a Porter & will smoke 1/2 the base grains. Weizenbock is another one. Hopefully others will pipe in with more spscific info.
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what type of smoker?
 
I'm going to use a Coleman gas smoker. My biggest concern is the heat. I can usually keep is fairly low & I'll have a spray bottle handy JIC the chips flare up. If you have a way to use cold/cool smoke that's the best way to go from what I understand.
 
Denny said:
The biggest problem I have with smoking grains is keeping them from falling out of the rolling paper....;)
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Denny, you use a pipe. Gotta teach you young dudes everything. Yeah I know brother, you're only 2 years younger than me but it was rough times back in the sixties and sometimes we forget.
 
joejaz said:
Denny, you use a pipe. Gotta teach you young dudes everything. Yeah I know brother, you're only 2 years younger than me but it was rough times back in the sixties and sometimes we forget.
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As they say "If you remember the 60s, you weren't there!" ;)
 

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