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Just on the same topic as this thread.. im planning on making the following extract Belgian wit: (thanks to manticle for help on this one)
1.5kg Pale LME
1.5kg Liquid Wheat Extract
1kg Torrefied Wheat
52g of Styrian Goldings (AA 3%) @ 60 min
10g of crushed corriander seeds & zest of 1 orange for last 5 mins of boil.
1kg of candi sugar added 3 days into primary
Irish moss
Whitelabs WLP400
IBU 16.2%
OG 1.054
FG 1.012
Anyway, I bought all of the ingredients today & my LHBS advised me that attempting to mash 1kg of torrefied wheat would result in a thick porridge in my grain bag that would be too difficult to sparge. So he kindly threw in a kilo of carapils and suggested that I mix them half and half and then mash two seperate batches. So ive since gone home and done a bit of reading.. and have found this on a recipe elsewhere:
Mini mash - 1000gms Torrefied Wheat
Put 3 litres of cold water in a saucepan and add grains and heat up VERY SLOWLY (over a 25 to 30 minute period) until just short of boiling. Strain the liquid and put into a saucepan for the boil, discard the grain residue.
My question now is, which method would you recommend? or any other suggestions?
Cheers