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Snews - how did you decide when to halt the sprouting? I know the sugars develop to a certain point, them diminish as the plant starts to use them for energy. I have an image in my head of the root growing to about the length of the seed before its halted, but can't relocate that reference. So, were...

Thanks guys. I'll spend the money for the better malting barley. I plan to sprout the barley in a tub with a hose attached at the bottom drain plug. I'll set the water (well water filtered) on a timer and irrigate the seeds daily to the correct stage of development. But then what? I was thinking I c...

I was interested in growing my own barley too. Here in central Iowa I can buy barley to seed (usually a cover crop)cheaply, but I doubt it is a malting variety. But how would I know? I wonder if there is much difference. The local farm cooperative sells a 6-row variety. The place I buy a lot of my v...

I just bottled my first BIAB. I did a little taste test and it was just OK - too hoppy for my taste. I live in central Iowa, US of A. I plan to grow barley this spring on a small scale and hope to try malting and roasting some of my own grains. I planted a few hop rhizomes a couple years ago and the...