Anyone ever start completely from scratch, that is, home grown barley seed and hop Rhizome/homegrown hops and make a SMaSH?
I think that this will become a long term project for me over the next couple years. I want to get rhizomes this year and hopefully have good production by next Spring. I also would like to grow my own barley (2 row). I think I'll start with buying some unmalted barley and see if I can get the malting process down. Anyone ever try malting their own barley? Any tips are appreciated.
I just think that the sense of pride I feel from a great brew would be exponentially greater if I had started with seeds/rhizomes and ended with beer. Even if it didn't come out great it would still be cool to be able to say that I had done it.
I think that this will become a long term project for me over the next couple years. I want to get rhizomes this year and hopefully have good production by next Spring. I also would like to grow my own barley (2 row). I think I'll start with buying some unmalted barley and see if I can get the malting process down. Anyone ever try malting their own barley? Any tips are appreciated.
I just think that the sense of pride I feel from a great brew would be exponentially greater if I had started with seeds/rhizomes and ended with beer. Even if it didn't come out great it would still be cool to be able to say that I had done it.