In cash, so that I'm the only one who REALLY knows how much I spend on making beer!
Buy a catI buy kits because of problems with mice.
Buy a cat
Do you order local and pick up, or get it delivered? I've only ever picked up sacks - is there an economical way to receive a couple hundred pounds of grain via shipping?I buy six sacks of base malt right about this time of year (this year's order is in), and buy specialty malts at the lhbs as needed to keep a couple batches of my favorite recipes worth on hand...
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Yeah, irradiation is to kill all the baddies from the bird and mouse feces. It's worlds better than any of the alternatives (e.g. bleach), but people see "irradiated" and think their toes will turn green.If you're thinking irradiation is a genetic modification method, I'm pretty darn sure you're mistaken. It's done to kill germs and pests, and to suppress sprouting and ripening, sez Wikipedia.
I haven't heard that it is used on malt.
Do you order local and pick up, or get it delivered?
You don’t even have to buy a cat. There are shelters full of them looking for homes.Buy a cat
Or in our case our cats adopted us.You don’t even have to buy a cat. There are shelters full of them looking for homes.
Just curious, are those breakfast cereals used for beer ingredients? And if so, how?[picture of Cheerios and Cinnamon Toast Crunch on top of the grains]
Just curious, are those breakfast cereals used for beer ingredients? And if so, how?
I used to buy grains per recipes - two or three at a time, all pre-milled.
Mind sharing the recipe? I'd be down for giving this one a go!Cinnamon Toast Hazy on nitro.
I don't mind at all. This is the first iteration of the recipe, so by all means feels free to tweak it as you see fit. Do share back if you do though.Mind sharing the recipe? I'd be down for giving this one a go!
Thanks, have been thinking about picking golden promise up. Although I was unaware it was irradiated.
If you're thinking irradiation is a genetic modification method, I'm pretty darn sure you're mistaken.
So, don't make Golden Promise malt angry?Golden Promise was originally developed by altering genes via irradiation with gamma. But I suspect the original photons are much less energetic by now.
So, don't make Golden Promise malt angry?
Thank you for the correction, @VikeMan . I did not know that was a GM technique.altering genes via irradiation
Well, this is where I've been for several years...spare bedroom is now a grainery. But I rarely buy grain as I have a hoard of it.Once you start buying bulk, the next thing you know you have 500 pounds of base malt and twenty-some different kinds of specialty. The car has permanently been moved out of the garage, and you have to turn sideways to walk through the garage to the driveway.
Since grocery-store purchases don't really count on the beer-making expenditures (hush!), I'm intrigued. I do like the taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and could see it going nicely in a malty, golden ale, maybe even a stout. How many gravity points did the cereal add? Any idea?I don't mind at all. This is the first iteration of the recipe, so by all means feels free to tweak it as you see fit. Do share back if you do though.
I honestly have no idea how many points it added. I recall the OG being somewhere in the high 1.06xx. A lot of that is no doubt in part to the lactose.Since grocery-store purchases don't really count on the beer-making expenditures (hush!), I'm intrigued. I do like the taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and could see it going nicely in a malty, golden ale, maybe even a stout. How many gravity points did the cereal add? Any idea?
I'm thinking of buying some containers like that for my specialty grains too. How much grain fits in those? I'm looking at some 4 liter containers so I figure I can get about 5 ish lbs of grain in each?I used to buy grains per recipes - two or three at a time, all pre-milled.
Buying a mill was a game-changer. At first it was just to keep the recipes as fresh as they can be. Still buying two or three recipes at a time, milling them on brew day.
All that quickly changed to a supply of 2 - 5 lbs of popular specialty grains and 50 lb bags of 2-row, pilsen, & vienna or MO or pale.
I love being able to decide what to brew as late as while strike water is heating.
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I'm not sure from memory, but if I had to guess, the top shelf containers do hold 5 lbs of grain. The other containers range from a pound up to about 4 pounds. I look at them later if you want to know exacts.I'm thinking of buying some containers like that for my specialty grains too. How much grain fits in those? I'm looking at some 4 liter containers so I figure I can get about 5 ish lbs of grain in each?
Those are very nice containers! I'm going to get some for my smaller amounts of grain.I'm not sure from memory, but if I had to guess, the top shelf containers do hold 5 lbs of grain. The other containers range from a pound up to about 4 pounds. I look at them later if you want to know exacts.
I put my label maker to use and labeled the bottoms with the tare weight and how much grain they can hold. Makes it easier to top up when running low.
Here are the links to what I have, if interested Small containers - Large containers
That's about where I'm at too. I keep smalls in little bags in a couple Gamma sealed buckets but I'm always fishing around inside to see what I have for leftovers. Some of those clear plastic containers would be a lot easier to keep track of everything.Yeah I've been using gamma seal buckets for base malt for years, works fine. I've just been having my specialty grains flop around on my shelf in plastic bags but my OCD can't take it anymore - need hard sided containers.
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