Guest guest Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 Hi Bruce, So possibly the " organic pearl barley " at the store would sprout?, they call it pearl barley but I don't think it's really polished like some pearled barley that you can buy. That's neat you have the Ethiopian barley in your garden, do you brew with it, or bake or what? Have you ever malted your own grain? Thanks for the tip, Take care On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 10:19:41 -0700, Bruce Stordock <stordock@...> wrote: > > > I cannot yet locally find whole grain (unhulled) barley or rye, only > > hard spring wheat berries. > > Hi Beau, rye is naturally hulless and there are hulless varieties of barley. I > grow Ethiopian hulless barley in my Garden. Some times you can find hulless > barley at a health food store. > > regards, Bruce > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 > So possibly the " organic pearl barley " at the store would sprout? > they call it pearl barley but I don't think it's really polished like > some pearled barley that you can buy. If it looks like the grains haven't been abraded it could sprout. Any polishing would likely remove the seed germ and then it wouldn't sprout. Pearl barley is usually rounded and white from the exposed starch, hence " pearl " barley. > That's neat you have the Ethiopian barley in your garden, do you brew > with it, or bake or what? Mostly I sprout it and grow grass to juice. It's a two row barley and has nice plump grains. I would actually like to find a good dwarf type of barley to try. I'm hoping I can find a variety that doesn't lodge as much. > Have you ever malted your own grain? Not yet but I have read up some on the procedures. : -) Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 Neat Bruce, Here is a cool link I found with some simple instructions for making your own malt.. http://byo.com/feature/284.html. I'm currently drying some sprouted wheatberries to try making some " Bouza " Egyptian style wheat beer. Made from dried sprouted wheat (the malt), simple baked, fresh-ground, naturally leavened whole wheat bread loaves that are baked to be raw and alive in the center and hard crusted on the outside. (The perfect storable starch and yeast package). The loaves are broken up and mixed with the ground malted wheat and water, then left to ferment for a week... Some say that it is the first and most ancient beer that roots the word Booze.. Funny that this recipe does not have a " mashing " step to convert the starch to sugar using heat? Does that just happen anyway, somehow? Apparently the results of this recipe were approved by an experienced taster..but I'm sure tempted to heat the slurry up to have the enzymes convert more starch...will this make it better, just not authentic, I wonder? I might just steal the technique and make it into another " Kefirwheat fruit beer " . I'm facinated with these starch converting enzymes that just wake up by sprouting a grain, being able to create fermentable sugars from a handfull of organic wheat or barley adds a whole new element to the creation of the some really neat tonics and beers. Take care, Beau On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 11:11:35 -0700, Bruce Stordock <stordock@...> wrote: > > > So possibly the " organic pearl barley " at the store would sprout? > > they call it pearl barley but I don't think it's really polished like > > some pearled barley that you can buy. > > If it looks like the grains haven't been abraded it could sprout. > Any polishing would likely remove the seed germ and then it wouldn't sprout. > Pearl barley is usually rounded and white from the exposed starch, hence " pearl " > barley. > > > That's neat you have the Ethiopian barley in your garden, do you brew > > with it, or bake or what? > > Mostly I sprout it and grow grass to juice. > It's a two row barley and has nice plump grains. > > I would actually like to find a good dwarf type of barley to try. > I'm hoping I can find a variety that doesn't lodge as much. > > > Have you ever malted your own grain? > > Not yet but I have read up some on the procedures. : -) > > Bruce > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 Beau, Do you have a recipe and directions for this: Made from dried sprouted wheat (the malt), simple baked, fresh-ground, naturally leavened whole wheat bread loaves that are baked to be raw and alive in the center and hard crusted on the outside. ¸..· ´¨¨)) -:¦:- ¸.·´ .·´¨¨)) ((¸¸.·´ ..·´ -:¦:- 2005~*~Alive! Alive! Alive! -:¦:- ((¸¸.·´*. http://www.auctionsniper.com/?how=shelleyslifeearthlink (DOT) net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 Here you go Bouza (Ancient Egyptian beer): To get a 5% abv beer you would use 4 kg coarsely ground wheat 1 kg wheat grain 30 litres water Knead 4 kg coarse flour with a quantiity of water into a dough. Cut dough into thick loaves and bake lightly. Moisten with water the 1 kg of wheat grain and allow to germinate (3-5 days). Sun dry grains, crush and mix with the bread loaves which are soaked in water in a fermenter. Add active slurry from previous mash. Or use a sourdough starter or other yeast source. Proportions for 1 gal would be 3 cups coarsely ground wheat 1 cup sprouted/dried wheat grain 1 gallon water The dried/sprouted wheat will keep for a long time in the fridge and the loaves will keep fairly well too so you don't have to do everything at once. Take Care, Beau On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 18:43:08 -0500, ~~ <shelleyslife@...> wrote: > > Beau, > > Do you have a recipe and directions for this: > > Made from dried sprouted wheat (the malt), simple baked, > fresh-ground, naturally leavened whole wheat bread loaves that are > baked to be raw and alive in the center and hard crusted on the > outside. > > ¸..· ´¨¨)) -:¦:- > ¸.·´ .·´¨¨)) > ((¸¸.·´ ..·´ -:¦:- > 2005~*~Alive! Alive! Alive! > -:¦:- ((¸¸.·´*. > > http://www.auctionsniper.com/?how=shelleyslifeearthlink (DOT) net > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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