Malting Gluten Free Grains

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Any source that is local is the best. I get mine from a company in Essex,Ontario and i'm not sure if they will ship to your door in New Zealand. Get a small test bag and try to sprout it. If it doesn't grow in 18hrs then it might not be the right kind. I can send you the address if you want to ask them but I don't have that off the top of my head will have to look it up. I will post here with that info.

www.topcrop.ca for Millet that malts.
 
Where do you get your millet from?

I have found two sources;
http://wesco.co.nz/
http://www.newtonseed.co.nz

both are $5.50kg.

There is also this place that sells lots of varieties of sorghum.
http://www.specseed.co.nz

I think I'll order some and give it a go. I've been malting my own buckwheat and quinoa for a while but am keen for some Millet.

Hi Celiacsurvivor, I live in NZ and brew GF aswell. Ive brought and malted NZ panacum millet from topseeds.co.nz they are super quick on delivery. Where are you buying your buckwheat and quiona from?
 
I get my buckwheat and quinoa from Bulk Barn or similar. They malt really well, but the millet has obviously been treated.

Its good to know someone else here is doing this, how much of the millet did you malt? what did you brew with it?
 
Hi celiacsurvivor,
Sorry for the really late post got very busy brewing and life and stuff LOL
To date I have brewed a IPA(38IBU),English Brown Ale, Northern English Brown Ale and currently have a porter in the first few days of ferment. I take a regular barley recipe work the numbers to the size of setup I have. In this case 4 gallons and then measure out the amount of grain (plus10% for grain loses in the process)and then I soak the whole recipe amount and malt it all IF the recipe calls for it. The largest amount was for the porter recipe at 8LBS for 14Liters.
 
Yes the beer clears exceptional well and fast. I am now 6 days post bottling and the beer is crystal clear, can easily read thru it.

Using D-90 how is the color? Could you send me a pic? I was wondering if using darker color candy sugar adds different more caramel flavors well? I will be trying darker and darker candy sugars in the near future.

I've read that T-58 and mangrove jacks M27 yeasts add a bit of spice flavor but havnt used them yet. I only make 1 change to my base beer at a time so I can see what the subtitle differences are. Some I like some I discard. I really like what I brew now so it's hard and costly for me to make changes but who knows what I'll try next. I grow all my own vegetables and herbs so come this fall I may try some of my herbs.
 
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