would like to know what happened to my topic on torrified wheat
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The spammers should be Torrified.
To recap, TW is usually added as a mash adjunct, as there are no enzymes in the crystal to convert it. Unmalted wheat is added to increase proteins etc for head retention and lacing so by steeping without mashing, you'd likely be extracting starches etc which are the very things you don't want from it. If you do manage to steep anything out and that goes into the brew at boiling stage you'd possibly risk a cloudy starch haze which could be persistent and not drop out.
BTW I don't use rice hulls but believe that they are used to prevent stuck mashes in systems that use sparging, and don't add anything to the finished beer.
To recap, TW is usually added as a mash adjunct, as there are no enzymes in the crystal to convert it. Unmalted wheat is added to increase proteins etc for head retention and lacing so by steeping without mashing, you'd likely be extracting starches etc which are the very things you don't want from it. If you do manage to steep anything out and that goes into the brew at boiling stage you'd possibly risk a cloudy starch haze which could be persistent and not drop out.
BTW I don't use rice hulls but believe that they are used to prevent stuck mashes in systems that use sparging, and don't add anything to the finished beer.
warra48
I've drunk all my homebrew and I'm still worried.
Because of the influx of spambots overnight, the topic was locked and hidden by US Admin.
I've cleaned up the spambots, and unhidden your thread on steeping crystal malt.
Can't find a recent thread on Torrified Wheat. Are you sure that was the title?
I've cleaned up the spambots, and unhidden your thread on steeping crystal malt.
Can't find a recent thread on Torrified Wheat. Are you sure that was the title?
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all is well now
the torrified wheat crept into the post near the end as it was part of the overnight soak
I think I will boil the torrified wheat today , let it cool and then add the crystal
and still get a head start ( probably from the wheat ) tomorrow
actually I use rolled oats as the 500 g pack would last me a year
my original recipe called for torrified wheat and 2 sorts of crystal
the torrified wheat crept into the post near the end as it was part of the overnight soak
I think I will boil the torrified wheat today , let it cool and then add the crystal
and still get a head start ( probably from the wheat ) tomorrow
actually I use rolled oats as the 500 g pack would last me a year
my original recipe called for torrified wheat and 2 sorts of crystal
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