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It is possible. For my last batch I malted 25 pounds of feed store barley (a 50 lb. bag here is $16.95 vs. 2-row at $36.95) and roasted some of it to be caramel malt. I also roasted previously malted 2-row to be chocolate and some of the raw feed barley into roast barley. We just brewed with...

I made a spreadsheet based on what I could piece together from internet resources. The processes may need to be adjusted for temps in home ovens with racks instead of professional drums. It's available here...

I just finished brewing my first batch with all home malted and roasted grain (crystal, chocolate malt, and roast barley). I followed all the instructions here, and we came pretty close to our original gravity target (yay!). I dried the grains in the sun during the day and then put them in a...

It sounds like you are looking for something that can be used both as a nitrogen-fixer and a mulch. You don't have to mulch to get the benefits of nitrogen-fixation. If you just want nitrogen-fixation, you can interplant the plant with the hops and leave it there. Usually they are tilled into...