Recent content by bidule

Right on! Yes I think filtering is my main issue. What I did think is that regardless of filtering if I could already identify and eliminate the undesirable flavours then filtering wouldn't be such an issue. Anyway thanks for all your insights, it's helped me a lot. Today I'm mashing some...

I'm aware of the maillard reactions and yes to a certain extent you are correct, there is some form of "caramelisation" that occurs. But it's not the same thing I'm describing. What I see as being shady is clearly some particles that are not soluble in the sugary syrup. I could try to make a...

Hi Ok thanks for the insight. Regarding malting my own barley. It sure is a fascinating thing. When I was doing this, though, I didn't kiln it, I ground it fresh straight into the mash. Do you know if there is any inconvenience in doing this and do homebrewers that also malt their own barley...

Right no easy choice then. :D It's not the cloudiness of the syrup that bugs me, it's rather that I tend to think that what makes the syrup cloudy is what makes it untasteful too. Any chance the peptides / proteins do anything to flavour?

Ok thanks for everything. I did think that brewers wanted to keep a lot of bitterness unlike me, hence my questions. I'll ask my final question for the time being. In my case, do you think a protease rest is important?

Gotcha! Well in my case I think puckery and bitterness are all undesirable hehe. So I will do some experimenting with this. I realize this, but in my case i'm not using standard brewing equipment since I'm not really making beer (well, not at all actually :D). So I have been straining it...

Hi there! Looks like I've come to the right place. Thanks for your reply, very informative! So I'm going to start experimenting with beta-amylase. Do you suggest I leave it to rest at that stage for a period of up to 90 minutes, never going higher than 65°C (149°F)? Also it would be...

Hya folks! My first post here, glad to be onboard. I've been experimenting with mashing and making home made malt extracts. My purpose is not to make beer but to eat these as sweeteners. Ok so I had to say it. Sorry if it's blasphemy! You can now ban me from the board. :D But before...