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Gr0wer
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poll, Do you soak or precook grains?
#2642007 - 05/05/04 02:37 PM (19 years, 9 months ago) |
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Vote now!... well if you use grains.
I recently went to precooking my grain since its much faster and i done need to plan ahead as much. Also, i hate the smell of fermented grains. I noticed the grain is more mushy when precooked, so im guessing it holds more moisture which should equate to larger flushes.
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Re: poll, Do you soak or precook grains? [Re: Gr0wer]
#2642087 - 05/05/04 02:58 PM (19 years, 9 months ago) |
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I prefer to soak. Soaking will germinate bacterial endospores and make them easier to kill. It is also a lot harder to get it wrong. I can soak my grain for 12-24 hours with no problems. Try cooking your grain for 5-10 minutes too long and you'll end up with a mess.
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Re: poll, Do you soak or precook grains? [Re: YidakiMan]
#2642099 - 05/05/04 03:07 PM (19 years, 9 months ago) |
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i think both teks have their points, but i boil, cant wait so long
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Re: poll, Do you soak or precook grains? [Re: Gr0wer]
#2642290 - 05/05/04 04:12 PM (19 years, 9 months ago) |
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All I do is load my jars with the proper amount of grain and water, with a knife-tip of gypsom, and let that soak over night. Then I pressure cook them to sterilize. So easy.
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debianlinux
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Re: poll, Do you soak or precook grains? [Re: Ekstaza]
#2642671 - 05/05/04 06:01 PM (19 years, 9 months ago) |
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Ekstaza said: All I do is load my jars with the proper amount of grain and water, with a knife-tip of gypsom, and let that soak over night. Then I pressure cook them to sterilize. So easy.
easier said than done. this ratio can be difficult to perfect and can vary with ambient humidity/temps.
soaking, while time consuming, is an extremely easy way to practically insure proper water content (draining is important).
I am curious if people are presoaking straw or just immediately pasteurising it.
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Re: poll, Do you soak or precook grains? [Re: Gr0wer]
#2642687 - 05/05/04 06:03 PM (19 years, 9 months ago) |
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neither, load the jars up with the right amounts and pc right away.
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YidakiMan
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Re: poll, Do you soak or precook grains? [Re: @cro]
#2642711 - 05/05/04 06:08 PM (19 years, 9 months ago) |
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OH yea, it's a lot easier to soak 20-50 lbs of grain rather than cook it.
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Re: poll, Do you soak or precook grains? [Re: debianlinux]
#2642712 - 05/05/04 06:07 PM (19 years, 9 months ago) |
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I have found that different batches of rye that I purchase from my local co-op hold different amounts of water,so this along with what debianlinux stated makes it difficult/or at the very least annoying sometimes.I soak overnight.
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Gr0wer
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Re: poll, Do you soak or precook grains? [Re: YidakiMan]
#2643541 - 05/05/04 09:59 PM (19 years, 9 months ago) |
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YidakiMan said: I prefer to soak. Soaking will germinate bacterial endospores and make them easier to kill. It is also a lot harder to get it wrong. I can soak my grain for 12-24 hours with no problems. Try cooking your grain for 5-10 minutes too long and you'll end up with a mess.
I was a believer of this too, and thought it was an advantage . But since ive gone to preccoking ive seen no contams so i see no advantage in sterility issue. I have however noticed how its a bit more touchy how long they are pre cooked but i found it i just tastse test the grain (its not good but not bad) till its core is cooked and shoft but not too mushey, it comes out just perfect.
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Re: poll, Do you soak or precook grains? [Re: debianlinux]
#2644197 - 05/06/04 02:33 AM (19 years, 9 months ago) |
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Quote:
I am curious if people are presoaking straw or just immediately pasteurising it.
I soak for maybe an hour and then oven pasteurize.
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