Recent content by SAllan

Got those number's thankyou!! Left my recipe under my other post regarding adding rice to the mash. Thanks for all advice. Looking forward to next brew day to try out proper methods and taste results for comparisons.

Cheers Guy's, Here's my recipe(the rice will have done nothing as I just milled it and added to the mash) Batch 41.6ltr 90min Boil Simpson Marris Otter 6.77kg(incorrect grain I know) 1kg Rice 10gr Centennial 1st Wort 20gr Horizon 60min 10gr Cascade 1min SG read 1.035 Beersmith Calculated 19.6...

Guy's your getting a bit past my intelligence level now but all I was trying to do was make a light lager with correct method(and maybe easier). I must point out that I also was way out of style because I have increased the hops as I am tring to make a low alochol lager with plenty of flavour...

Probably my terminolgy is not good. Any way I got the idea from the American Denny Con after watching an interview on Beersmith. In defence to him I am sure he was talking about the sparge water and I just decided to go with it the whole process. Any way after this conversation I have as usual...

Have read all your post's. Thanks for the learning curve. Will cook rice for next brew.

Sorry to cause some much angst but it works for me. By the time I add the water to my cooler and then stir it and measure the temp the Mash is generally at about 78C. Any way just thought it might be helpful to those like me trying to make low alcohol beer because it works for me.

Respect to the answer Bribie G but has anyone tried? Just wondering why the milled rice wouldn't cook and and gelatinise in the longer conversion period or does it have to be done at certain temp. I Batch sparge & rinse all my low alcohol brews at 90C and have had good result's. My question is...

I have great success using 90C mash & sparge temps for low alcohol beers(3-3.5%). Combined with Whirlpool & Immersion Chiller , Controlled Fermentation Temp and Yeast calculator I have had good results. Hope this is helpful to someone!!

Have been reading about adding cooked rice to mash etc. Any reason can't mill the rice and add to mash and leaving for longer conversion to achieve same result. It's a lot less fuss. Regards, Steve Allan Toodyay W.A.