I've been trying to get some home malting done, and have been going about collecting the various equipment for the task, but I'm trying to figure out a way to kiln that won't take anything too exotic (aka expensive). I've built a couple of racks to dry the malt on from flywire and pine, but have not yet figured out how to dry it effectively beyond using the ambient heat since it's summer now. However, living in Ohio as I do this heat will be gone before too much longer, and I'll be SOL.
What I'm hoping to do is find something that can generate some heat at the base of a column so that a fan at the top can suck it through the malt, but it also not likely to catch the wooden base on fire. This is where I turn to the homebrewing community for answers, because I just don't know exactly what piece of equipment I'm looking for. Any suggestions?
What I'm hoping to do is find something that can generate some heat at the base of a column so that a fan at the top can suck it through the malt, but it also not likely to catch the wooden base on fire. This is where I turn to the homebrewing community for answers, because I just don't know exactly what piece of equipment I'm looking for. Any suggestions?