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.yes, so have I, but all they have is spring-plant barley. I'm looking for a good malting winter barley. FYI the 'Conlon' strain (lot #352) from Johnny's Seeds, that I received and planted last year was contaminated with 'loose smut', an ugly black fungus that covers the seed heads. It is...

(repeat from 'all grain ....') does anyone know of a source for [B]winter[B] barley seed for malting/brewing? just looking for a small quantity - an ounce to a pound. lots of spring barley on numerous seed catalog sites, but no winter seeds. I've been growing spring barley, for 3 years...

does anyone know of a source for [B]winter[B] barley seed for malting/brewing? just looking for a small quantity - an ounce to a pound. lots of spring barley on numerous seed catalog sites, but no winter seeds I've been growing spring barley, for 3 years now, variable success, but want to...

Hopefully, you are correct....will know in a few weeks. I have one small plot, about 3 x4 ft, that's fenced with 3-ft high chicken-wire. I've grown barley in this for 2 years, to produce seed for a larger plot - about half of the big barley plot came from this. The barley in this small...

It's official - my barley crop is kaput, period. Only thing to do now is let it lay until grain's ripen, try to gather enough grain spikes for seeding next year. Way too much rain this year. There were only 4 dry days in the month of May, and none so far in June. Initially, I thought winds...

Had a pretty decent barley crop going this spring. This is what it looked like a couple weeks ago. Mother nature has not been kind - wind and rain has flattened most of the crop.

thanks for the response and advise - so, I'll be harvesting all at once. Now the bad news, a couple nights ago, had thunderstorms, 2 1/2 inches of rain and high winds. About 4 to 7 feet of the end of each row of my barley got flattened by the wind, tried to stand them back up yesterday but...

you can see the hops trellis' in the background. that's my barley crop - planted in mid-March, near 3+ ft tall now, the barley spikes (grains) are just now starting break/show. should be harvesting in a month+. The barley was planted in 4-5 ft wide patches, with an 18-inch path between...

yeah, I know, a bit early to be worrying about harvesting my hops, but I have a question. This is the 2nd year of my hops, and they're doing great - the Cascade & Mt Hood vines are up to the top of my trellis, about 18 feet, and the Goldings at 12 ft. Lots of hop cones setting on. The way...

out of about 140 plants of MO winter barley, only a dozen survived the winter. very disappointing! I'll save the seed I get from this and try again this fall. planted a large plot (700 sq ft) of spring barley about mid-March. it's up, several inches high now and looking good.

Campden tablets, and ask your water dept for a current Water Quality Report

I'm currently doing this for my mash and the boil, I've got big enough of a pot, but the burner doesn't put out enough heat for a good boil, and it's too cold outside for the turkey fryer. yeah, it's a long brew day but I get the job done.

I've got several plastic BMB and really like them. Yes, I've had leaky seals from the lid. Found that if I use a gasket cut from the glass BMB lid, I can get a good seal. Also worth noting that I spray the screw cap, top plate, gasket, stopper, etc with StarSan when installing - get great...

I have used 12oz PET bottles for 12 to 24 bottles of all my brews - to share with family and friends, so I don't have to collect glass bottles later, or for my own use - drink first, save the glass bottles for later. I got lots of grandkids that drink sodas - I have an unlimited supply. But...

why not just add a Tbsp or two of sugar when first moved to the secondary - that should generate enough CO2 to prevent oxigenation.

thanks for the quick replies. been brewing a year but just starting AG-BIAB - still learning all the terms and the unique language.

need clarification - when a recipe calls for hop addition at "first wort hopping", I am assuming that means adding the hops when the AG mash is complete and at the start of the heat-up for boil. Is this correct?

been using PET bottles for some time - when emptied, I rinse, set on bottle rack to dry, put away until bottling day. Then, just prior to filling, soak in StarSan, shake off and fill. Never had any problems

OK, that may be why my lagers suck. Most of my ales, strong ales and IPAs have been fairly good. Geez, hate to have to go to RO or distilled. thanks Yooper Would using a Brita or like filter remove enough sulfates/

Am looking for help with my water – spent hours researching, but still unsure (plus getting lazy). Am going to do my first All-Grain and BIAB, an IPA, and I think my water is OK ??? per the city water report: pH = 9.8 Alkalinity (HCO3) 32 ppm Calcium = 36 ppm Magnesium = 5 ppm Sodium =...