Fifty Meter Beer Project – Harvest, Thresh, & Winnow
Sorry for the long delay in getting this update out – its been a hectic summer and I’ve fallen behind on my video editing schedule (but not the project itself). In this update I discussion how I harvested my grain this year, using 1200+ year-old technology, my attempt (and failure) at two new threshing machines, and my improved winnowing method. At the end of the day I got 6 kg of barley, but will be keeping 0.5 kg for planting next year. With the ~15% weight loss that occurs during malting, I should have just shy of 5 kg of malt to work with this year!
Links to resources mentioned in this video:
- Bere Study: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10816-018-9402-2
- Alastair/Beer In The Attic: https://www.instagram.com/beerintheattic/
- His threshing system in action: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C85w46fN2AS/
- Small Scale Grain Threshing Machine by Vegetable Academy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsILv0_U3z0
