Roasting Barley is DANGEROUS!!!
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beerandloathinginaustin
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So these grains will be smoked then? What's the SRM? 
DannyD said:So, I tried to roast some un-malted barley..................and the bloody grains cought on FIRE!!
Keep the fire hose nearby nextime
Hahahaha
. Were they in the oven or on a grill or ?DustyTheBrewer
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Haha. Any pics?
DannyD
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So these grains will be smoked then? What's the SRM?
Whats the SRM for "CARBON" / charcoal?
Hahahaha
Well, it started in the oven and got real brown, so I thought..."lets kick it up a bit" cos i want it nice and dark, and then they went under the grill........
Funny story..........would have been wicked, and only thought of it after the incedent
But all the safety gates of the house was locked and I ran around with the flaming pan of barley trying to get out, now i know that if a kitchen fire brakes out .......just cover it with a lid...........but big roasting pans dont come with lids!!!, Keys for the gate was not in there usual spot and not even a towle in sight!! and blowing on it just gave it more O2
So placed it in front of the open back door and waited for the flames to die down
BUYING... Dark grains nextime!!
COLObrewer
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A misting of water and turning of the grains every 5 minutes will keep this from happening, however, it took me 3 hours at 350F to get the desired roastieness see post #113 here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/happiness-home-malting-107409/index12.html Also, I can't imagine doing this inside, it creates a ton of thick smoke.
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