In search of the elusive acrospire

Only the acrospire stands between this stuff and beer.

I’m warming to this malting experience. I guess because, although still redolent of a science experiment, it’s moving more firmly in the direction of Science. We have set up a little germination lab in the back room, where it’s nice and cool. It involves the fish bubbler, the five-gallon black enamel preserving kettle, a colander and a blanket. Every once in a while we go in and uncover the now-swollen barley grains and have an argument ab...