Smoking your own malt (not in a pipe!)

Sussex smokery · Jan 9, 2013

I am interested in trying to make some beer with smoked-malt but would be interested to hear from anyone else who has tried it. Did you smoke just a proportion of the grain and was this prior to crushing? Did you smoke pale malt, crystal, chocolate etc, for how long and how did you find the finished result? Lots of questions I know but there a lot of variables!

PD · Jan 9, 2013

Er...sorry I just used Rauch Malt, gives a very smokey flavour to the brews

Sean_Mc · Jan 9, 2013

Only used smoked malt once and it was disgusting. I used a few hundred grams in a 5gallon brew and after 12months the beer was way too smokey.
Hope your experience will be better than mine :thumb:

wilsoa1111 · Jan 9, 2013

only ever used peated whiskey smoked malt-wayy to lazy to smoke my own, initally it does give a very smoked sausage flavour (post ferment in hydro) but in low amounts-150g etc it does impart nice characteristics after a bit of aging in bottle 2-3weeks-my 500g lasted 4 brews worth

PD · Jan 9, 2013

I used 6% in my Nutty Rauch Brown brew, after 4 weeks there's just a hint of a smokey flavour. Have to admit I would be reluctant to add more to a brew

Sussex smokery · Jan 10, 2013

Hmmm, it certainly seems as though I need to tread cautiously here. Either a light smoking or just a small proportion of smoked grain.

PD · Jan 10, 2013

However you might like a smokey flavour...

Have you read the guide to all grain brewing of a Rauchbier ?

viewtopic.php?f=30&t=493

Kevin Wood · Jan 12, 2013

Interesting question... :hmm:

I bought SWMBO one of these last year...

http://www.forfoodsmokers.co.uk/acatalog/Proq_Frontier_Food_Smoker.html

Did a bamned fine job on a beef brisket. I'll try and remember to chuck some Maris Otter in with the next one and see what emerges. :thumb:

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