peanutaxis
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Should my kilned malt weigh the same as my starting grain?
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Does barley gain weight while germinating?
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peanutaxis said:
I doubt germination actually causes the grain to gain weight... I suppose it could absorb some oxygen or even moisture to do it though.
However, kilning obviously alters the moisture content, typically reducing it. So, far from gaining weight, I would expect a *decrease* in mass.
peanutaxis
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Thanks, so what you're saying is that kilned malt would have a lower moisture content than the starting grain.
mloster
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Yep. Emjay is correct. It loses a significant amount of moisture. Also, little tails, acrospires, grow during the malting process and are removed. Thus the malted grain loses some mass in that fashion too.
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