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To: WorkingClassFilth

I am growing my own barley and will put in hops this year.


35 posted on 03/09/2013 4:06:00 PM PST by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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To: wastoute; Rio

I’m growing barley this year - maybe 1/10th of an acre (~60X60) and I have several hops vines going. Once upon a time I worked with a grain operation tempering grain and malting a only a few steps beyond that. In quantities of 100 pounds or less, it should be a fairly simple operation. The good thing is that malting barley won’t need to be threshed from the husk like wheat. The bad side will be the drying and toasting operation. Small batches working up is probably the way to go.

Let’s keep in touch on our respective operations and findings.


36 posted on 03/09/2013 7:15:06 PM PST by WorkingClassFilth ( Sometimes I make myself sick.)
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