Hops were/are a sort of preservative, in addition to a flavoring agent in ale-wort, so I wonder if the Alpha acids interfered with the formation of the vinegar?
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Hops were/are a sort of preservative, in addition to a flavoring agent in ale-wort, so I wonder if the Alpha acids interfered with the formation of the vinegar?
LD
Maybe, I read else ware that hops don't go well with vinegar. I love hops, just bad in this case. The cans hear have hops already in their so Il grab some online, just the shipping is ridiculous.
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Don't they grow barley in Canada?
Yup, no home brew place here, they retired a few years back, have to order on line, getting to be more and more the situation, couldn't buy any replacement blades for my weed whacker localy, so had to to get them on line :shake: .Town is 70k.
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I grow my own barley and wheat.....for a cover crop, but could malt it if needed....I'm lucky, only about 40 miles from a HBS....
Couldn't you simply grind it and then mash it a long time with added amylase enzyme to convert it for brewing?
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In theory, yes....Things turn out different in real life though. When you convert malt the enzymes are already in the kernel, when you add enzyme to crushed unmalted grain it can't access all the starch. Easier to just buy a bag of malt, or malt the grain.
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https://homebrewsupplies.ca/category/base-malts-1/
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Ya you Canadians get shafted on shipping.....I don't understand it. A bag of malt I can buy for $40.00 would cost me a $115.00 to buy and send to you. $75.00 of that is shipping...Crazy!.... :shocked2:
I agree it's easier to buy a bag of malted barley..., not so sure it's easier to DIY malt the stuff... :wink:
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A 50lb bag of malt should be good for about 25 gallons of 1.056 wort or 5.5% alcohol.
That would make a lot of vinegar.
That would make a lot of vinegar.
Yup, the shipping is such a racket that allot of companies wont sell to Canada anymore.
A local Hot Tub company that sells wine kits has some outdated malt extracts, called them, offered me at cost, will pop over their this afternoon and see what I can get.
I did a Kombucha batch 12 days ago and checked today and a nice scoby on top, want to do a bucket of that. Another bucket left to do another large batch of Vinegar, so maybe another Malt attempt if it works out this afternoon
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A local Hot Tub company that sells wine kits has some outdated malt extracts, called them, offered me at cost, will pop over their this afternoon and see what I can get.
I did a Kombucha batch 12 days ago and checked today and a nice scoby on top, want to do a bucket of that. Another bucket left to do another large batch of Vinegar, so maybe another Malt attempt if it works out this afternoon
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You could malt some of your fife wheat and use that to make beer/malt vinegar....Might be interesting. 2-3 pounds should easily make a gallon depending on your conversion ratio.
Hadn't thought of that, might work, could use the oven. Hmmm. Let it sprout a couple days.
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Wheat needs cool temps to sprout...not warm. warm will cause mold.....mold bad. Think refrigerator....or wait till winter.
My coffee Vinegar finally forming mother. Bucket size.
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It looks good Neil.
Thanks!
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Neil, have you tried the coffee vinegar yet?
I have taken a couple of gallon of the peach wine I had and started a new batch of vinegar. I have given several quarts of it away and am getting low on my own supply. I used the mother I saved in the refrigerator to inoculate the new batch.
I have taken a couple of gallon of the peach wine I had and started a new batch of vinegar. I have given several quarts of it away and am getting low on my own supply. I used the mother I saved in the refrigerator to inoculate the new batch.
Yes , loved it on fish and chips lol
be starting a Cranberry one soon
be starting a Cranberry one soon
