Rice

[shacked]

Folks, I'd like to make a nice dry rice lager. Made one with 15% flaked maize earlier this year that turned out quite tasty.

Can I just throw this stuff straight into my mash or should I cook first? What's a good percentage (of total grist) to shoot for?

 

[MHB]

Flaked rice (barley, oats, wheat and maize) can all be added to the mash as is. The flaking process gelatinises the grain, achieving what boiling would otherwise do.
Up to 40% adjunct can be used, tho personally I wouldn't go that far, probably not over 20%, if any as it isn't a style of beer I like.
Mark

 

[technobabble66]

Has anyone tried that liquid rice syrup you can buy in the supermarket?
Does it come out the same as real rice in the mash, or is there a slight difference?

 

[MHB]

Has anyone tried that liquid malted barler syrup you can buy in the supermarket?
Does it come out the same as real rice in the mash, or is there a slight difference?

 

[wereprawn]

Has anyone tried that liquid rice syrup you can buy in the supermarket?
Does it come out the same as real rice in the mash, or is there a slight difference?

I've used it a few times and can't taste the difference , even though it's made from brown rice.

 

[Bribie G]

For those who came in late, if you are anywhere near a Chinatown, this maltose rice syrup stuff is cheap as chips - generally only about $2 a pop and goes great in lagers.



It's rice that has been zapped into maltose, the same sugar that's in your wort.

 

[technobabble66]

Saw that in an earlier post, which is part of the reason for asking.
Basically checking whether the quality is good or not.
If it's a bit compromised I'd rather use rice in the mash as it's not too hard. But if the quality is about as good as the real thing (sounds like that's what you're saying bribieG) then I might as well use it and save a tiny bit of hassle & space in the grist/MLT for other things, like more malt - Russian imperial rice lager, anyone?

 

[Bribie G]

I used to work in Chinatown in Brisbane and I went through heaps of rice maltose syrup in lighter beers, including American Wheats etc. It's very consistent and good quality IMHO. Might chase some up when I'm in BoganVegas next time.

 

[Grott]

I used to work in Chinatown

Not in an opium den as a pipe lighter-er I trust.

Ps. You back to drinking and eating again?

 

[Bribie G]

Nope I was just a barman in a brothel.

As for the eating and drinking I'm too pissed to remember at the moment.

 

[shacked]

Has anyone tried that liquid rice syrup you can buy in the supermarket?
Does it come out the same as real rice in the mash, or is there a slight difference?

I've used this stuff before: https://www.mrvitamins.com.au/htg-org-brown-rice-syrup-500g

Not sure I'd use it again. I made a hoppy lager with it and it turned out a little odd