CCBrewer
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I followed the instructions here : http://barleypopmaker.info/2009/12/08/home-roasting-your-malts/
I had a recipe that called for 0.5LB of Crystal 10L.
Since I had just purchased my first sack of breiss 2row (pale), I figured I might as well try my hand at turning it into crystal and add my own touch at malting my grains rather than purchasing a $2.98/lb 1lb sack of wymerman at my LHBS (Discount Liquer - super store on airline across from toys -r-us and a awesome viet. cuisine place called the bamboo garden (kid you not, I have never walked out of this place dissatisfied and without a to-go box)
Anyway, I wanted to say that the instructions are a little misleading, while I did leave my grains submerged in a pot of water for 12 hours, then heated at 154F for one hour, then to a boil, then cool and dry in oven at 260F for 4 hours then @ 170F for what ended up being 6 hours, then 20 minutes at 260F to get to around 10L in colour.
The malt smells sweet and on par for store bought 10L crystal perhaps a tad darker but well below what 20L would be perhaps a 14L is what I made. It did finish drying, and tasted wonderful.
Worth the work to know no-one else has access to the grain I made for my crystal malt. I made 2lbs. so that is enough for 20 gallons of pale ale.
I had a recipe that called for 0.5LB of Crystal 10L.
Since I had just purchased my first sack of breiss 2row (pale), I figured I might as well try my hand at turning it into crystal and add my own touch at malting my grains rather than purchasing a $2.98/lb 1lb sack of wymerman at my LHBS (Discount Liquer - super store on airline across from toys -r-us and a awesome viet. cuisine place called the bamboo garden (kid you not, I have never walked out of this place dissatisfied and without a to-go box)
Anyway, I wanted to say that the instructions are a little misleading, while I did leave my grains submerged in a pot of water for 12 hours, then heated at 154F for one hour, then to a boil, then cool and dry in oven at 260F for 4 hours then @ 170F for what ended up being 6 hours, then 20 minutes at 260F to get to around 10L in colour.
The malt smells sweet and on par for store bought 10L crystal perhaps a tad darker but well below what 20L would be perhaps a 14L is what I made. It did finish drying, and tasted wonderful.
Worth the work to know no-one else has access to the grain I made for my crystal malt. I made 2lbs. so that is enough for 20 gallons of pale ale.