Flaked Rice

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Flaked Rice

Post by tubby_shaw » Fri Dec 29, 2006 10:56 pm

Quick question :?:
Does any one know whether flaked rice needs to be cooked before adding to the mash tun :?:
I remember having to cook whole rice before adding that to the mash tun :!:

mysterio

Post by mysterio » Fri Dec 29, 2006 10:59 pm

Flaked rice doesn't need to be cooked before adding to the mash-tun, but 'normal' rice does.

What are you brewing with it out of interest?

tubby_shaw

Post by tubby_shaw » Fri Dec 29, 2006 11:57 pm

It's my version of Lager :oops: I use an infusion mash :lol:
According to my brewing log of 28/04/96
I used 7lb pale malt, 1lb long grain rice which I cooked for 20 minutes and added to to the mash tun with its cooking water and 4oz wheat malt, temperature was adjusted to 65 C and left for 90 minutes.
What was collected after the sparge was boiled with 2oz Saaz hops and 4oz white sugar for 90 minutes. 1/4 oz Saaz hops were allowed to soak for 15 minutes at the end of the boil.
It was force cooled and aerated and SB14 :?: lager yeast was pitched.
My notes say 5 gallons OG 1044 final gravity 1010, a bit dark but tastes like Pils :?:
I will be substituting the long grain rice for the flaked rice which was £1.70 for a Kilo at Tesco :) and the SB14 yeast for Saflager yeast. :)
I am going to up the hops in the boil by 1/4 oz but reduce the boil to 60 minutes to try to keep the finished lager as pale as possible.

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