Do the grains that come with the kit need to be crushed before the steeping point?
1696915
I believe the grains do NOT come crushed, and the instructions do not tell you to crush them. If I recall correctly, the steeping worked OK without them being crushed. I would bet that if you have the means to crush them properly, it would come out even better. One thing I've learned in my young brewing career is that there is PLENTY of room for e&#822;r&#822;r&#822;o&#822;r&#822; experimentation.
1696916
I believe the grains do NOT come crushed, and the instructions do not tell you to crush them. If I recall correctly, the steeping worked OK without them being crushed. I would bet that if you have the means to crush them properly, it would come out even better. One thing I've learned in my young brewing career is that there is PLENTY of room for e̶r̶r̶o̶r̶ experimentation.
1696917
I have never seen a brew kit in which the grains were not crushed. I would say that they were crushed in this kit as well.
1655174
Thank you for taking interest in our set of strainers. I am sorry to hear you had a miss purchase before, but have no fear All Times Finest is here! :P.. Haha but back on topic, these are very sturdy and during. When comparing our quality to the ones of Cuisinart for example, the quality of both are actually quite the same. All our sets should come in perfect condition, and shouldn't be bent or have squished mesh. However, during transport somethings can always get messed up, so if this happens, just contact me straight away and I will sort it out for you in a flash! They will work for almost any seeds or grains as long as they are not grinded/crushed. Quinoa, rice, and other grains which remain in the form how they occur in nature will work. But maybe this isn't the answer to your question. What do you mean exactly with will the strainers work for those grains? Will you be able to clean them in a proper way, than the answer is yes without a doubt. If, you mean something else, please let me know.
865587
To be 100% honest i wouldn't know. What i will say is don't be in a hurry to go grain. It is recommended that you go at least a year before grain. This kit is great for getting the basic technique down. Some local brewers my brother in law and i spoke with recommend getting Good at making one beer for a while (like 3-4 batches). Then try another. Then another. And then maybe you are ready for grain.
614272
No peat pellets are included. I believe these trays are meant to be used with the loose seed starting mix (soil)... at least, that is what I did. The peat pellet trays have low walls separating the cells. Pellets are certainly tidier to work with and may provide a slightly larger volume for the plants' roots, but I kept getting roots growing between pellets, and then I would feel bad having to rip them apart for planting.
2150798
Some hard grains must be ground twice. You can regrind until you get the flour as fine as you wish. On each pass you tighten the adjustment to a level to where you can turn the wheel comfortably.
1846056
I have not done it myself, but you should be able to. The manual says it is fine. I have no trouble with wheat berries or dent corn, so rice should be no problem.
2224788
There are no timing directions included. I have not made rice or any other grain in this streamer pot. I don't think its suitable for the same. You may need some kind of a grain insert if you want to steam grains.
787227
No! Mine was vacuum packed, so I opened it carefully and poured it into another (larger) container, crumbling it up as I "poured" it. It's been fine!
1071525
I just tested w/dunkins preground coffee I bought packaged in store. a poured a little and half of fell through mesh. I shook the Polder back and forth a couple times and the rest fell through. It looks like sand would probably do the same-fall through though I'm not sure.
200807
I did not reuse any of the grit from any of the 4 steps. The post tumble solutions are very chalky and thick. The grit is relatively inexpensive so I just disposed of the residue from each step. I have only completed two batches so I am open to anyone else's suggestions.
1251874
No, it makes it very fine like flour. If you just want to crack grains I suggest trying a food processor on "pulse".
926476
No, you remove it from the cup after it is done steeping and before you drink the tea.
1280612
I sometimes break these big ones in half and have been known to grind them down.You can get mag/calcium in liquid if this doesn't work
1600571
I would be hard to do because you would have to crunch it up first. Some of the contents or seeds. It is not a powder mix
200806
I would think that it would be a waste of time trying to recover the grit from the slurry resulting from the tumbling. What I do is save the coarse tumbled stones as they have become reduced in size (considerably) and mix them with a similarly tumbled batch for the final 3 steps. Good luck!
1100409
It sits up at the 3gallon mark so u have 3 gallons of water not in the grain. I brew 10 gallon batches only and I had a 32lb grain bill which pushed the pots limits and I actually had to withold a few gallons in the mash and just put it in the sparge. It worked fine but there is some messing around to do. Make sure your grain crush is correct because I've had 2 stuck sparges already from over crushed grain. Not fun!!! All in all it was cheap and works fine.
1469362
It comes in the form of a gel cap so no crushing would be involved. Simply open the cap. Whether it's as effective or not, I don't know.