I scored some A-grade raw wheat from a flour mill near where i work, is this the same wheat that we get from G&G or C.B.?
I want to use it in my wit beers if its no good its off to the neighbours chooks!!
Wheat Malt is malted wheat. Raw Wheat hasn't been malted. Malting is basically germinating and then halting the germination.
You can probably use a certain amount of raw wheat in a brew as long as the rest of the grain bill contains enough enzymes to convert it.
I'm not 100% sure about it, but I suspect you could swap Raw Wheat for Torrified wheat (wheat puffs?) or other forms of unmalted wheat.
Or in fact, anywhere where a little bit of wheat malt is called for.
BUT you will not be able to make a high percentage wheat beer, like a Hefeweizen.
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