Re: Rye Grain and water ratio..???

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Re: Rye Grain and water ratio..???

#86342 - 06/19/00 09:39 PM (26 years, 3 months ago)

Rye grain is my favorite!
I use 1 cup ORGANIC rye grain to 3/4 cup water, actually just a little bit less.
I sterilize 1.5 hours at over 15 psi. Check your altitide; you may need to increase your pressure due to elevation.
Filter discsare a blessing! Otherwise, wrap foil over lids that are on loose. Reason is when jars cool, if they are on tight a vacumn can form; sucking in contaminates as it is opened:
"Spontaneous contamination."
Let cool in the box they came in sprayed with lysol.
Inoculate right away if possible.
Shake jars after 5 days- give or take.
Once completely white, use to spawn, or lay out in small trays and case.
Note: If several grains do not turn white, you may have bacillus, or some other bacteria perhaps.
Sniffing jars is not recommended, however if a sour apple smell is detected it may be bacillus.
Buttered popcorn- gray whisker mold, etc.
Once you try grain,
anything else seems insane!

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Re: Rye Grain and water ratio..???

#86344 - 06/19/00 10:06 PM (26 years, 3 months ago)

I use the following formula for my grain:

W = R x 0.8 + 20

W...water
R...rye
The weights are in gram!!
(1 ounce is 28.35 gram)

The same formula in ounces:
W = R x 0.8 + 0.7

How to use: Let?s say you want to take a quart jar, then you will take some 160 gramm rye.
The water you will add follows: 160 x 0.8 + 20 = 148 gramm

Or you take a pint jar: 80 gram rye
80 x 0.8 + 20 = 84 gramm water.

I allways add a small amount(knive tip) of gypsum to provide some additional microelements and to prevent sticking of the kernels.

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[This message has been edited by Anno (edited June 20, 2000).]

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