oat milk and wind turbine
 

My second attempt at oat milk will be tonight.
First attempt I used steel cut oats, not too bad (cheap blender didn't really liquify well).
Second attempt will be with old fashioned rolled oats.
EDIT: The rolled oats were easier to sieve/strain, taste as good and are cheaper than steel cut.
Here is the way I do it (very simple):
-Put 1 cup oats in 2 cups water and let sit overnight
-put in blender with 2 more cups of water and blend for a couple of minutes
-strain into jar (I use a 1 liter mason, fits well)
-if you like a little less grit strain twice
-I add a tablespoon of honey (could use maple syrup, vanilla etc.)
-store in fridge (good for a couple of days)

For the lactose intolerant or an easily stored product, that can be made into a milk, this might interest you.

Our 500 watt cyclone, about to generate some decent power.
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Oat milk you say? I really like rice milk, I should give it a try in my Vitamix.

BTW Trader Joes has great rice milk....I need to learn how to make it , can't be that hard....same as horchata I would assume , without copious amounts of sugar and some Cinnamon

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Almost forgot...what a glorious skyline.




OOPS , goofed up and quoted myself .

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GREAT PIC!!!

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Ricemilk was what I used too. But it got expensive, so I was going to get a soymilk maker (can be used to make rice, almond milk etc., soybella makes one). I thought I would try oat milk first, and I'm content with it.

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I'm trying your oat milk recipe tonight will blend in the Vitamix in the morn....I'll let ya know how it works out.

I'm going to check out the soybella now.

BTW I've been 100% off grid for 25 yrs. all panels....I have an excellent wind generation site straight up a hill behind my house about 1000yards...I was gonna build a house up there at one time(still might), nice road and pad in place....glad I didn't build there....to windy and all rock, atleast down here I have top soil , the view isn't quite as nice but plenty good though.

MATT, ain't this a kewl place/forum :)

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Nub; yep, kewl forum, lots of info.
25 yrs., way ahead of the curve, wife and I for 3yrs.
600 watts solar and the 500 watt turbine.
Same story with us, nice view on the knoll, too windy and rocky for house.
Chalk one up for the wife, who nixed the house on the hill.
I was thinking this morning, rice is about the same cook time as steel cut oats,
maybe with a good length of soak, you could make rice milk this way.

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Matt, first off I wasn't expecting much, however....that batch of oat milk I made surprised me ! I didn't find it to be to different from soy milk, maybe better. :yes:

I soaked a hair more than a cup of oats overnight and blended in my Vitamix with enough water to make almost a gallon, did it in two batches. I added 2 TBS honey & vanilla. My batch was not watery at all in fact it was a little thicker than most soy milk and very flavorful ,not weak from to much water. A big plus is my daughter likes it !
An hour ago I poured a glass and added Cinnamon and sugar that I mixed with a little water, sure enough it was alot like horchata.Thanks Matt :emotions16:....what a great (and simple)thing I now know how to do.

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Matt, welcome aboard sir. Please tell more about the wind generator: Synchronous AC rig, or DC-Battery charging?
what kind of power average you getting from the wind?
Battery bank details too, if you will?

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Horchata (Cinnamon Rice Drink)

INGREDIENTS

* 1 cup long grain rice, rinsed
* 2 quarts water
* 1 cinnamon stick, broken into pieces
* 1 teaspoon vanilla (optional)
* 1/2 cup white sugar

DIRECTIONS

1. In a large saucepan, combine rice, water and cinnamon stick. Set aside for 3 hours.
2. After 3 hours, bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 30 minutes. Allow to cool.
3. Puree rice mixture in a blender until smooth. Strain through cheesecloth or a fine sieve. Flavor with vanilla and sugar to taste. Chill, and serve over ice.


Lola's Horchata

INGREDIENTS

* 1 cup uncooked white long-grain rice
* 5 cups water
* 1/2 cup milk
* 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
* 1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamon
* 2/3 cup white sugar

DIRECTIONS

1. Pour the rice and water into the bowl of a blender; blend until the rice just begins to break up, about 1 minute. Let rice and water stand at room temperature for a minimum of 3 hours.
2. Strain the rice water into a pitcher and discard the rice. Stir the milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and sugar into the rice water. Chill and stir before serving over ice.


Horchata

INGREDIENTS

* 2 quarts hot water
* 1/2 cup white sugar
* 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
* 1 cup long grain rice
* 1 cup milk
* ice cubes, for serving

DIRECTIONS

1. Pour sugar, cinnamon, and rice into hot water; stir until sugar dissolves. Cover, and let stand at room temperature for at least 3 hours, but preferably overnight.
2. Stir in milk, then puree with a hand blender, or in batches in a standing blender until the rice resembles fine sand. Strain through several layers of cheesecloth, or through a very fine strainer. Serve over ice.


Recipes from allrecipes.com

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Fullpower; Thanks for the welcome.
The turbine is a three phase AC, converted to 12V for battery charging.
We have 12 GNB NCT-9, wired for 12V, which gives us 1424 amp-hours.
The power from the turbine is hard to gauge, as it displays instantaneous amps.
But it sure helps in the winter, up here at the 53rd lat..
If I were to guess at a monthly input, I would say 10-15 kW.
The best advice I've heard about turbines is:
If you find the wind annoying, it is probably a good candidate for a turbine.

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Great pic!

Is it loud? I have heard they can get really really loud and I don't want to piss off the neighbors.

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Nub; I'm glad it worked out well for you and the family.:ARMS1:

When the wind is really humming, it is fairly noisy.
But then again so is the wind.
It is also the vibration of the tower that adds to the noise.
I seen one guy who used old tires to dampen the vibration.
And his tower was attached to his house overhang,
with some tires between the tower and house.
Then your left with the turbine noise alone.
Probably didn't help too much, but that is all I could come up with.