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Autolysis should taste "meaty", and not acidic,right? How much time does it takes autolyze yeast?

First batch done and it came with pronounced acidic taste. I guess my sanitation wasn't done properly and I've got some Aceto bacteria or/and Lacto bacteria infection. The taste is somewhat tolerable, but not enoyable, yet I bottled some of the stuff anyway. (any experience with malt vinegar...

Mate, if it helps in any way, I was doing pattern of 8 hours soaking in water followed by 8 hours of rest, and repeated this two times. Never during that time I was doing any stirring. Almost all of the seeds germinated, and they were all at least 12months old seeds. Even if I don't really...

Second day of sun-drying going fine, day is warm and sunny, the ambient humidity is 39%. I have a important question for you malters here. Can I freeze the malt? Will the low temps destroy/denature the enzymes? COLObrewer, any thoughts on freezing the malt idea?

Rotation both ways than. I misunderstood it back there, when I suggested that rolling barrel DIY malting. COLObrewer, I will be going for some camping the day after tomorrow. I would like very much to brew myself some small batch of homebrew while there. I think I will try to smuggle some...

Outside temperature is 95 degree Fahrenheit ATM, 4:30pm. Ambient humidity is down to 15%. So far, so good . I had to move the drying bed a bit, to follow the sun (the terrace looks north). Seeds look quite dried up, with rootlets all gone dry and brown. There's some residual wetness on the...

Some of the seeds are over-modified, but overall most of them seem OK. I hauled the whole thing upstairs and spread it all on some plastic sheet to dry on the sun. It's 11am here, sun shining and no clouds on the horizon. :-) Temperature is 83F, humidity 34%... I wonder if I should point...

I could postpone/cancel the trip but I'd rather not to. If the dried barley can survive a month. Meanwhile the germination continues. This is the third day since I've put the barley in it's germination bed. Before that I soaked the seeds for two intervals of 8 hours with 8 hours breathing...

Humidity is 52% ATM, would that do? That's as low as it gets here. Letting it dry at 90-100F for longer time, will that make for sufficient sugar conversion? I don't aim strictly for authentic pale malt, anything malt(ish) is success at this time. :) Nice idea about the reflectors, I...

Hello COLObrewer, you seem to be THE authority on home malting here, and maybe you can help me. I'm trying to do some home malting myself and it seems I'm doing OK so far with the germinating stage. The problem is that mu kiln/drying oats is not finished yet, and even then it will only be able...