question about produce

[The Stig]

What is malted barley and wheat and where in Aus can you get it. also, can you get Sweet feed from your a produce store? Thanx guys.

[Sam.]

If your thinking of going into all grain brewing you are going to need to do some research mate, Ian Smileys book "How to Brew" is a great start for malted barley :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Pretty sure it's in the library on the forum.

[Snibbo]

So I went back through some Still it vids and found this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3DC5UvjCaY Great info in down to earth speech. Tomorrow I will check my local produce store for some malted grains, if no I will have to source them through a home brew store possible in Ballarat or Melbourne.

[woodduck]

What are you hoping to make?

It looks like your still is a reflux still? If so you will be wasting your time and money using malted grains if your going to strip all the flavor out with a reflux? Unless you just want to make an all grain vodka that is?

[Snibbo]

I have a 35 L earn with a reflex and pot still attachment but my new Still is a 50l Keg with a 4" column. I want to start making all grain. The local produce place here was a fail, going to start ringing some home brew stores. I dont realy want to do the malting myself.

I was going to try this recipe or something similar.

Water - 6 gal ? 3lbs grain per gallon
Gypsum (calcium sulphate) ? 2 tsp per 5 gallons
Corn Cracked 70%, .7 X 18 = 12.6 lbs.
Rye 20%, .2 X 18 = 3.6 lbs.
Barley Malt 10%, .10 X 18 = 1.8 lbs.
Amylase Enzyme - 3/4 teaspoon (1/2 t per 5 gal. mash)
Yeast Nutrient - 3 teaspoons (1/2 t per gal. mash)
Yeast: Distiller’s Active Dry Yeast - 4 tsp (1/2 t per gal. mash)

[Snibbo]

So the I found a place in Wodonga selling cracked malted barley for $3.69 a KG. Im thinking that is the best im going to get.

[bluc]

A lot of places have bulk prices about 2.40 kg per 25kg sack is best ive seen in qld unless buying 30 sacks then it gets cheaper again. Freight is the killer for me and am currently experimenting with unmalted grain and enzyme..

[Snibbo]

Yeah freight is killing me as well, Ballarat or Horsham are the 2 closest towns for me, if anyone knows of a store selling cracked Malt Barley in those towns please let me know.

[dans.brew]

Yeah freight is killing me as well, Ballarat or Horsham are the 2 closest towns for me, if anyone knows of a store selling cracked Malt Barley in those towns please let me know.

Have you tried the Homebrew shop in Ballarat?

[Lowie]

Look up Brendans All Grain Bourbon post - it will save you a shit ton of time. Corn can be complicated...

[Snibbo]

Have you tried the Homebrew shop in Ballarat?

No I live an hour from Ballarat, I might give them a call. I will check that recipe

[dans.brew]

No I live an hour from Ballarat, I might give them a call. I will check that recipe

Last time i was in there they had a reasonable range, but that was a while ago and i think they've changed owners since.

[Rock]

In reply to both the above business, i visited both during February of this year, the one in Horsham was just a room on side of house that had basic HBS stuff , bare essential actually, the Ballarat one was very focused on beer, vertualy no distilling vibe at all. Don't rember any grains , it also is old corner shop now a home . Was surprised to see only one shop in ballarat.
SA was very distilling oriented, possible due to all the fruit available.
Maybe look towards sa for www store's.
Good luck

[wynnum1]

So the I found a place in Wodonga selling cracked malted barley for $3.69 a KG. Im thinking that is the best im going to get.

www.5stardistilling.com.au Brewery have a look at them if Wodonga is not too far away have special $1.80 a kilo for malted grain per bag plus sell enzyme .

[Snibbo]

Wodonga is 5 hours but I was there a month ago, its like a distillers heaven lol. I ordered some cracked malt grains from them and the price is pretty good. The postage sux but it looks like I will have to live with that. Thanxevery one for the help I think this is my best option ATM.