The HomeMalt Experiment

[bracconiere]

if you really wanna gift another member, send them *me some homebrew.

LOL, i've blown a bunch of money shipping home malt to two people...one's got it kegged, i haven't heard a peep about it from the other. and i have some what will be munich in the oven now for the third! but shipping 10-20lb's of malt ain't cheap!

 

[FromZwolle]

LOL, i've blown a bunch of money shipping home malt to two people...one's got it kegged, i haven't heard a peep about it from the other. and i have some what will be munich in the oven now for the third! but shipping 10-20lb's of malt ain't cheap!

home made crystal and smoked malts are super good, and sending a pound in a flat-rate box ain't too bad.

apart from malts, it's nice to send 'other' local stuff too. maybe you have a huge raspberry patch, so you make jelly every year, or your family makes sopressata, whatever.

 

[FromZwolle]

i'm always up for a trade of weird local stuff.

 

[bracconiere]

home made crystal and smoked malts are super good, and sending a pound in a flat-rate box ain't too bad.

this is getting off topic, but the reason i sent off my home malt is i want a second opinion on it! i know even though i brew a 10 gallon batch for $8 bucks, i swear the only reason my beer is crap is because of my crappy fermentation skills. my crappy beer tastes better when i use my homemalt but i don't know if i'm crazy or not, and want someone else that actually knows how to make "beer" to judge my malt! (not to brag, even though i get 92% effec now! )

 

[bracconiere]

i'm always up for a trade of weird local stuff.

i could send you some tumble weed seeds?

 

[FromZwolle]

this is getting off topic

that's my super power

 

[FromZwolle]

i could send you some tumble weed seeds?

arizona surely has more interesting things than that. a former member here live in AZ and he had huge rosemary bushes, mesquite wood on demand, and a bunch of other 'stuff' around.

you can literally open your back door, take a look around, and see a dozen things that most of the rest of the country can't get locally/fresh/etc.

 

[FromZwolle]

for example:

i have at least a half dozen mulberry trees in and around my yard. (purple and red). i know a large portion of the country doesn't have those around.

 

[bracconiere]

mesquite wood on demand

ain't that the truth! costs me money to cut them back, and haul them to the dump!

edit: and those S.O.B's are mean too with 3" thorns!

 

[bracconiere]

for example:

i have at least a half dozen mulberry trees in and around my yard. (purple and red). i know a large portion of the country doesn't have those around.

when i lived in nor cal, i had plum trees that grew like weeds! DAMN, plums everywhere!

 

[FromZwolle]

ain't that the truth! costs me money to cut them back, and haul them to the dump!

edit: and those S.O.B's are mean too with 3" thorns!

when i lived in nor cal, i had plum trees that grew like weeds! DAMN, plums everywhere!

exactly!

 

[FromZwolle]

my in-laws had plum trees in their front yard as ornamentals. i harvested a bucket of fruit one year and made the best wine i've ever tasted from them.

the next year, they caught some kind of parasite and had to get removed.

they decided to replace them with non-fruiting pear trees.

 

[bracconiere]

that's my super power

LOL, your's and mine both apparently!

my in-laws had plum trees in their front yard as ornamentals.

i was always like, steping in them, cursing like it was dog crap!

 

[FromZwolle]

i was always like, steping in them, cursing like it was dog crap!

edge of the property in the back yard is the true place for stuff like this. unlimited supply of fruit, who cares about the mess!

 

[bracconiere]

Current status of my HomeMalt sent out for review and feedback:

@AJinJacksonville has 13lb's homemalted munich malt, and has for 2 months, no word back from him.

@Jayjay1976 brewed with oat malt, and still has 8 more lb's to brew with

@jschein is about to recieve, ~11lb's pale, and about 11lb's munich...i'll see if he acctually brews with it!

 

[bracconiere]

jschein ended up with 11.6lb's pale, and 9.8lb's munich....all bagged and boxed, just need to print a label, and drop it off.

 

[jschein]

Thanks again @bracconiere cant wait to try the homemade malt

 

[Jayjay1976]

My test beer, a Hefeweizen with 35% of @bracconiere 's oats, is still a bit green but tastes mighty fine already. They converted themselves exactly as commercial oat malt I used in my calc so my OG/FG were right on the money. A sweet cream aroma is already apparent along with a subtle tart finish. Great quality malt and a breeze to brew with. Next up is an apple butter oatmeal stout.

 

[bracconiere]

Great quality malt and a breeze to brew with. Next up is an apple butter oatmeal stout.

i hope you return the favor, and send me a bottle of both!


edit: and i've been thinking, your 'tart' maybe what i thought of as 'grassy'....but i would say you'll never forget the boil, eh?

 

[day_trippr]

My test beer, a Hefeweizen with 35% of @bracconiere 's oats[...]

Wait - what? An oated hefe? wth! Sacrilege!

Cheers!

 

[bracconiere]

Wait - what? An oated hefe? wth! Sacrilege!

Cheers!

i don't know if out of form, but with half LME.....he'd have to share the recipe. but it was interesting.

 

[Jayjay1976]

Wait - what? An oated hefe? wth! Sacrilege!

Cheers!

Yeah, I call it a Haferweizen. Quite tasty!

 

[bracconiere]

Thanks again @bracconiere cant wait to try the homemade malt

dropped off and on the way! should have it end of the week or monday.

 

[bracconiere]

Oh, and jayjay. i'm thinking that tartness is due to a low kilning temp. think it only got like 150f for 12 hours, probably would have cleared up the tartness if i did it a bit warmer, like at 160-170....


problem i have with temp is with my modded oven 160 is around 275 on the thermostat....it's hard to hit an exact temp!

 

[jschein]

Just got my box from @bracconiere
The malt smells wonderful, nice color. Can’t wait to brew with it , thanks @bracconiere
Pale on the left(top) and Munich on the right(bottom)

 

[jschein]

Now, what to brew ???

 

[bracconiere]

sky's the limit with the pale! but for the munich, it might not look it, but it's like 40L on it's own. it will make a brown beer, i'd use it kinda like the oposite of pale crystal combo, and add something to add complexity but lighten it up. damn, just had the thought, flaked oats would probably be good with it! it will convert them on it's own.

 

[bracconiere]

oh and for the on lookers, the one on the top was kilned at 160-170f. bottom one ~200f. both for 12 hours. (and don't trust your oven dial!, i modded mine with a 200ohm resistor on the probe ican switch on for kilning, the oven read 285 for the 170, and 170 for 200+, lol)

 

[madscientist451]

LOL, i've blown a bunch of money shipping home malt to two people...one's got it kegged, i haven't heard a peep about it from the other. and i have some what will be munich in the oven now for the third! but shipping 10-20lb's of malt ain't cheap!

Since you've been one of my favorite contributors here, I'll send you something to make up for getting stiffed by another HBT member. Haven't had much time for brewing lately, but I have a stash of mead, wine and cider. Most of the mead is somewhat experimental....perhaps not to everyone's taste, let me know what you would prefer and I'll send it.

 

[bracconiere]

Since you've been one of my favorite contributors here

i'm glad you're not a paid subscriber and hear my crazy talk! i've never even tried mead, though, if @jschein 's report back on my malt is positive! we can work out a swap. but he says it smells good, so i'm guessing, early on albeit, it's going to be the best beer ever. and he's going to want to get into malting his own too!