StillSmart

Well I was in the supermarket yesterday to get some more lentils and saw some pearl barley next to it and broth mix and green peas etc......thought to myself well, if lentils work.....who knows!
Decided to swap the lentils out for the same weight of pearl barley but otherwise follow the recipe exact and see what happens! Worst case I loose a couple quid but worth a gamble

Hmm not sure about dried pea wash, but I'll be interested to learn how the barley turns out. I'm going to have a bash at the wonderful wheat wash that Mashy posted the other day for my next brew.

The wash works with all kinds of pulses.

Aye, she is bubbling away like mad as usual

Smells better than the lentil one as well so far..... no one minds me posting this in here do they since it's just an experiment? Just wondering if I should make a new thread......

You are close enough to topic for me.
Some of us have strayed further.
Best of luck with the wash,and do keep us informed.
We do like to hear how things turn out.

Robert.

Going to try this next, liver willing......
Do you guys think a demijohn heater pad will keep the yeast excited?

excited? lol - runs fine for me without in the house ?

black grouse wrote:excited? lol - runs fine for me without in the house ?

.....+1 with you BG...warm enough in the corner of the kitchen.

Aim for 28c.

Wife asked why the hell do I need a 2kg bag of lentils whilst out shopping?

Told her I'm following Neil from the "Young Ones" cook book. Hippy food!!


S4BB.

2kg? 125 litre batch?

black grouse wrote:2kg? 125 litre batch?

Lol. I wish ... More like 5 x 25 litres.. AirStill would blow it's gasket under production pressure.. lol

S4BB

Ahhhh lol, I tend to do 3x25's in 1 go tho I did get a container for 220l
Takes all night to run tho lol

In an air still it takes all week