Roasted Barley

[THEDIETZ]

I am looking to make an English Brown Ale today and the recipe calls for Roasted Barely. I believe I need to bake this but what kind of grain do you buy to bake? Thanks for the help

 

[s3n8]

You can buy it from your LHBS or online. I am sure you could roast your own, but I am not sure how.

 

[Cpt_Kirks]

Put it on a cookie sheet or pizza pan in a 350* oven for about 10 minutes.

The longer you bake it, the darker it gets.

Most recipes I have seen only call for about 1/4 pound, so if you bake a pound, you can divide it up and use it in several batches.

 

[HOOTER]

Just buy roasted barley. Any respectable LHBS or online supplier will have it.

 

[planenut]

I think it would take much longer than 10 minutes at 350.

I toast some Marris Otter for one of my recipes and I toast for 30 minutes at 350. I don't know exactly where the color turns out but "toasted" in beersmith shows as 27L and I Roasted shows as 300L.

Roasted would be much darker.

 

[HOOTER]

The recipe does not call for "toasted" barley, it calls for "roasted" barley. Big difference as planenut pointed out. Roasted barley is a specialty grain just like chocolate or crystal malt. Your really don't need or want to make it, just pick some up at your LHBS.