I Grew GRASS & Turned It Into A Sweet SYRUP | Homemade Malt Syrup 

All this talk about syrup has me craving pancakes.🥞What are your favorite toppings? Ours include: real maple syrup, chopped nuts, and fresh fruit. The kiddos like mini chocolate chips because they melt faster. 🔥

One thing I've noticed about Emmy is that no one's really ever tried to "replicate" her success. I genuinely think that's because she doesn't exactly have a certain "style" of video, but rather what we mostly watch her videos for are her willingness and love of trying new things. I love that about her!

Fun fact, the first part of this process is essentially how beer gets made. Barley instead of wheat is germinated (not left to grow to the long grass stage but only the first short rootlet stage) and then kilned or heated to stop the growth of the plant. This process, called malting, activates enzymes called amalases that convert starch (in this case provided by rice but in beer is also provided by the malt or wheat or other ingredients) into smaller sugars like maltose that brewer's yeast can convert into alcohol. -Sincerely, a food scientist who works at a malt company. 😊

Never in a million years would I have thought a sweet syrup could be made from rice and wheat grass..wow

"I'll be growing grass, not that kinda grass" I-

Emmy- "Alright, first thing we need to do is grow our wheat grass" Okay Emmy, I'll be back in 8 days. 😂🤣

i liked how dialed-back this video was. really relaxing, nice to have on in the background, but still easy to follow. it felt like i was there in the kitchen with you :)

has anyone else discovered or rekindled a whole other level of love, fascination, and appreciation for different foods since watching emmy? i personally find myself no longer just treating all foods as purely sustenance, and i love it :D

I swear. Your channel always has the most interesting ideas but I love it 😂

I love Ann and her Lego breakdowns, lol!

I love the way Emmy describes the way the food tastes, like I could never describe something so effortlessly and so accurately

I'm so glad you mentioned Anne! I would just DIE if you two did a video together 😭

When emmmy says "no not that kinda grass" I laughed a little too hard 😂 💙

This reminds me of that one time my sister, aunt and I got caught eating grass together by my next-door neighbor. Seeing Emmy make grass into something edible makes me feel somewhat better lol

You might find it interesting to look up samanu, which is an ancient Persian dessert made just from malted wheat, which is still made today in countries which were formerly part of the Persian Empire. I usually have malt syrup in the cupboard, but I've never made my own. It was interesting to see how it's made. The one I use is made from barley. I've seen one made from rye, too. Did you give the grain you strained out to the chickens? My mom used to make mash for her chickens using a similar process, though she never made syrup.

Whenever one of my fav youtuber mentions another one of my fav, I know I'm subscribed to the right people 🥰🥰🥰 Emmy and Ann thank you for saving this platform from BS and fakery. Keep doing what you're doing! Stay safe 🥰🥰🥰

"Not that kind of grass" okay but if Emmy started a grow operation series I would watch it 💀

Hi Emmy! I can't help not to comment on this video. I'm from Europe and we have quite a long tradition of making maltose this way you did on the video! We would normally stop the wheat (or more often barley) a bit earlier than you did to preserve starch inside the grain, though. This sprouted grain we call MALT - hence the MALTOSE - sugar derived from malt. But what you do next is NOT at all called "fermentation" !!!! It is called "mashing" - activating an enzyme that emerges during sprouting in grain. This enzyme in exactly 63°C (145°f) is able to convert starch (long chain of carbohydrates) into maltose (double bond glucose). You did that with your rice! The sweet water you have filtered out we call WORT. You can boil it down into a syrop - like you did. Or better!!! - Let it ferment (now it is called fermentation). Depending on the kind of yeast you use for fermentation (top - high temperature yeast, or bottom - low temperature) you'd get one of two most exciting european drinks. One is called Ale, and the other called Beer. I really recommend doing one of those drinks in next video!! :)

Until now I only knew about malt made from barley. I've always loved the flavor of malt. I buy malt powder and put it in a lot of desserts and in my coffee and certain types of tea. Barley malt is delicious! I'm very tempted to try wheat grass malt syrup.

When Emmy was smelling the fermented product and talking about it having a grassy scent, not gonna lie-when she held it to the camera my first instinct was to lean forward and smell it for myself…

With that sprouted wheat, could you try to replicate Ezekiel breads? I think it would be an interesting experiment

Wow! This was so amazing, Emmy. Thanks for demonstrating this. Loved it

I watched Ann’s video as well! I loved it I Trying to limit my sugar and it was great to see her explain they are literally all the same lol

I'm glad to see you're still around and making videos! Happy holidays

Two of my most favorite smells are fresh cut grass and garages, no joke

I really appreciate the way you give credit to those who teach you about these topics!

I am legit so in love with this channel I get so excited when I see a new video!!

My Grandfather was a wheat farmer. In 4th grade, we had a greenhouse project for school... and the only seeds we had on hand were wheat! Our greenhouse was wildly successful!

Have you ever had amazake before? This is a very similar process to that, except here it is the enzymes in the seeds (amylase) that normally break down the wheat seed starch being used to also break down the rice starch into various simple sugars. Heh, instead of reducing the strained liquid to syrup, you could add yeast and make an unusual form of rice wine! Grass-sake, so to speak. 😆

Emmy always makes me feel better. She's awesome.😊

I was bored. Emmy posted. Perfect.

I just happen to have some wheargrass seeds, coco coir and trays...LET'S DO THIS!

This is amazing! Emmy, you are a gem. Thank you for all your videos. I really do learn something every time I watch. 😀

This is fascinating. Thank you for yet another fabulous video Emmy.

This was such a great interesting video. Love you Emmy!😁

Yes cooking is science! Love you Emmy... Never missed one of your vids EVER

This was so awesome and interesting. I've been watching Emmy for years and anyways enjoy her videos. Thank you Emmy. 😊

I grow fodder for my chickens, guinea pig and quail! I love how versatile grass can be!

That wheat grass is sold to cat owners to stop them from chewing on houseplants. Mike Jeavons did a video on it and he talked trash about it, right up until he gave it to the cat and the cat LOVED it.

I have been watching your videos since sometime last year. I've always been a science "nut" and ask how that or this took place. You have fulfilled this part of my everyday "normal" life. Thankyou so much. Keep up the great recipes and experiments. You're amazing.

I found it! Country Life Vlog. I watched the whole process. They ate it like soup. It's one of a special seasonal dish. Then I looked and saw you had it in the description! Hi Emmy!😎

The consistency is just incredible. Lovely.

No one can describe something as well as Emmy... you know just how something feels, smells, tastes. I could never!

This reminds me of Maangchi's (Queen!) video of making 쌀조청 Ssal jocheong Korean rice syrup. Very interesting process, I recommend giving it a watch! Thanks for the great video Emmy!

I love science!! This is so cool. You and Ann can really collab coz your contents really blends well

Great description on the flavor, almost poetic

Everything you do is cool, but this one especially! I'm familiar with malt syrup, wheatgrass, and glutinous rice but never knew they had this relationship! Thanks for sharing!

Loved your description of the flavour.

Aaaaammmmmaaaazzzzzziiiinnnnggggg! Emmy! Defo going to do it tomorrow.

I watch How To Cook That all the time. I always get so excited when a channel I love quotes another channel I love! 😍

Easy tip to help with mold is ground cinnamon. It kills mold and also orevents it as well. I use it alot in my indoor garden

I'm saving this video and sharing it with some of the homestead groups I'm in. They will love this.

Sweet little decorations Emmy! Who knew? Cool video! Thank you and Happy Holidays love ❤ Seat🏔tle

Love love love this! TY for researching it and sharing

Emmy, Emmy, Em-myyy!!! Thank-you doesn't come close to expressing my appreciation for your research and courage to discover amazing food sources!! I was enthralled watching you take the first taste of the watery, fermented slush! Absolute Bravery!! The result, after you boiled it into syrup, was spectacular! I grow wheat grass, then drink a wheat shot a day, but never knew it could be modified so completely into a wholesome, sweet syrup. Millions of humans across the world are "Prepping" for a future, cataclysmic event, wherein there will be food shortage. Yet, right here you have shown how to use a small amount of seeds and rice to replace a multitude of other sweetness.... One could learn to use the Wheat Syrup in coffee, definitely in tea, and in all other sweetened foods, yet, the ingredients don't take up crucial storage space. No doubt whatever is left after draining the fermented slush can be tossed to the farm animals to eat so nothing is wasted at all and the process is also not labor intensive. You explain the details and history beautifully. I'm going to share, share, share your video with everyone on my contacts list because I feel this is a knowledge that is essential to survival and staying healthy. Growing and eating sprouted wheat is a necessary, nutritional building block and creating the syrup is an amazing bonus which is full of Umami. Thank-you Emmy. I'm a long time subscriber and grateful that I discovered your channel where Science meets Culinary for the Win!!

That color reminds me of a sugary caramell snack we eat for christmas here in Sweden - Knäck! It's boiled syrup, cream and sugar that is cooked to the soft ball stage and at then we place them in little molds and sprinkle almonds over it. I'd love to see you try your hand at it!

She is so adorable....i love ur enthusiasm 😂❤

I love wheat grass shots!

AWSOME.... ABSOLUTELY AMAZING ❤️ DEFINITELY GOTTA TRY THIS PROJECT

Emmy, making the unfamiliar absolutely delightful!

This is pretty neat! If I enjoyed cooking more I'd give this a try. It's fun, though, to watch the lovely Emmy experiment with cooking 👩‍🍳☺️

emmy thats a great vlog I was giggling at the end as just before you tasted it and your normal saying on the subtitles it said "eat the ducky moss" lol

Absolutely love you Emmy!

This has got to be the most interesting food experiment video I have seen in a while. And I didn't even once stop to check how much time was left before the end 😁

Man this is so freakin cool! ✨💖

Emmy describing it as having a herbaceous flavor now makes me want to taste it. I love herbal, grassy, floral, and vegetal flavors.

Made me remember to get my sprouting kit out hahah great video ❤️

The grass instantly reminded me of Nowruz! thats how its grown for it with the seeds and water Especially w the ribbon for decor

Thank you for sharing this process so I know that purchasing maltose is the better choice for me. I do like seeing how things get made, but I’ll be making toum.

Awesome results!!!

Ok now we need you to show us all of the cool things we can use this for Emmy!! We need recipes!

I am convinced you can do any and everything 💖

Took me back to the malt candy lollipops my grandpa loved from growing up in the prairies. There's something about the kind of glassy look of the syrup that just precisely matches those lollipops! And it really was a different flavor than other candy.

I just saw that same yellow Pyrex in a local antique shop. I’m going back for it now haha love your videos :)

An awesome idea! I regularly ferment my chicken scratch feed (they won't eat it any other way lol) and I always leave some around my roses to grow. But I never thought to turn it into malt syrup!

Simple enzyme reaction! The sprouted wheat grass has the malt + enzyme, & the gluintous rice provides the bulk gluten. The maltase enzyme then cracks the glutins into simple sugars which make up the malt syrup! This is the same process basically for malting for beer fermenting! Nice 1!

Hi Emmy. I did not know you could make syrup from grass. Thank you for sharing your video with us. God Bless you and your family. Stay safe and healthy. Maria. 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎀🎀🎀🎀❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😘😘😘😘😘👍👍👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏🙏

Yummy. I just saw that same Ann Reardon vid. Was extremely interesting and educational. Emmy I love how you show us these how tos even though I know I won't be doing them. Fun to watch you experiment. Thanks.

You can make this with any cereal grain! Rice, barley, wheat, all make their own malts!

Not that kind of grass 😂😂😂😂 love your sense of humor!! And what an Incredible video, you create some of the most amazing things💜

How cool! Thanks for sharing.

"not that kind of grass" had me laughing so hard I love this channel

What?! Wow! That is awesome! I had no idea!

This was fascinating! I almost wanna make this myself as a substitute for maple syrup X3

Would love to see other ways to use wheat grass! It looks easy to grow and I’d love to try it.

Love your videos, always!

Late, but I loved this 😍 Also thank you for telling us that it will turn into a hard candy, I was thinking will this keep going as you said it.

Your videos always bring me calm after a crazy day. Itadakimasu!

I really appreciate you sharing this with us all! I have Celiac disease so can't have malt, but can live through your videos and lovely commentary :)

My mom taught us to eat pancakes with butter and brown sugar. I do that from time to time it’s good for a treat. But I like jam or a good berry syrup. One restaurant in my town used to have a pina colada syrup that was amazing!

Wow impressive work! Cheers

I wonder who sat down 100’s of years ago and came up with this. Fascinating

You can turn the stuff I grow for my cats into a malt syrup! I did not know this!

This was so fascinating

Finally a video without an ad

Thanks for sharing, this is very valuable to me

So cool!!

This was sooo interesting!!

You are such a clever gal. Thanks for the edu-tainment

I will never ever try making this. But I was mesmerised watching haha