Germination 24 hours later...

I've been rotating the germinating barley every 8-10 hours to prevent the roots from tangling.  During the rotation I provide it one light spray of water to keep the moisture content up, but not soaked. After 24 hours germination is doing exceptionally well...much quicker than last time!  The temperature of the barley this morning during rotation was 64º F.

After 24 hours

So far the changes I've made seem to be working!  Here are the changes I've made so far since the first batch.

1. Bought a grain moisture tester and got accurate beginning moisture content.

2.  Malted more barley at once.

3.  Steeped using colder water and for longer

4.  Germinated using enclosed aluminum pans with holes in lid to maintain higher moisture.

5.  Did not rotate germinating barley for first 12 hours.