HERMS vs Oatmeal Stout

[neal32]

Hey guys. I'm about to brew an Oatmeal Stout in the next few days with 14% oats. Having never brewed the style I was wondering if anyone has had experience with that percentage of oats and a recirculating mash system. I've never had any issues before (touch wood) and recirculate with full power from the start with no issues.

I have brewed a 50:50 weizen and with rice hulls it was no different to any other beer in regards to recirculating/sparging.

I don't have rice hulls on hand at the moment and am starting to have doubts.

Any experience would be appreciated.

 

[WarmerBeer]

If you're really concerned, just use a 3.0 or 3.5 water:grist ratio. The only time I've had problems with stuck recirculation was when I doughed in too dry. My default now is 3:1.