Flaked Barley in Stout, whats it do?
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Flaked Barley in Stout, whats it do?
What does Flaked barley in a stout or other beer actually do, is it all Body and mouthfeel?
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It is supposed to improve head retention as well.
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Re: Flaked Barley in Stout, whats it do?
I did spot the post at the top of the page after posting my question 
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Though some personal opinions would be good too

viewtopic.php?f=10&t=3323
Though some personal opinions would be good too

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Re: Flaked Barley in Stout, whats it do?
Makes it cheaper to brew.pdtnc wrote:What does Flaked barley in a stout or other beer actually do
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Re: Flaked Barley in Stout, whats it do?
Thats just plain cheating then!!!Invalid Stout wrote:Makes it cheaper to brew.pdtnc wrote:What does Flaked barley in a stout or other beer actually do

Re: Flaked Barley in Stout, whats it do?
I would never suggest that Guinness ever cheated at anything.pdtnc wrote:Thats just plain cheating then!!!Invalid Stout wrote:Makes it cheaper to brew.pdtnc wrote:What does Flaked barley in a stout or other beer actually do

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Who's the old bloke?Invalid Stout wrote: I would never suggest that Guinness ever cheated at anything.
Now that I'm getting educated in this 'ere brewing lark, I can without hesitation say that Guinness is far from a good pint... unless you like to drinking Bland British lager

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Re: Flaked Barley in Stout, whats it do?
IMO it gives the stout excellent head retention and also makes it creamy. The last time I did a stout, I added twice as much as I usually would have and the result was a very creamy stout.
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I'm going to get some on my next BB order and have an experiment 

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Experimenting is the best thing about this hobby!pdtnc wrote:I'm going to get some on my next BB order and have an experiment
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Re: Flaked Barley in Stout, whats it do?
I was speaking with someone about this the other day and advised to double the barey and the oats.
in a worse case scenario it gives the beer a haze! like whos gonna see that .. its a stout.
other then than the general thinking in town is that the stuff makes a nice smooth pint.
in a worse case scenario it gives the beer a haze! like whos gonna see that .. its a stout.
other then than the general thinking in town is that the stuff makes a nice smooth pint.
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Re: Flaked Barley in Stout, whats it do?
It sounds, from what people are saying, flaked barley is to stout what wheat malt is to other ale. It would be fantastic if anyone could (or has) produced a chart as to which grains do what
eg
1. Wheat malt/torrefied wheat.............................head retention in ale
2. Flaked barley...............................................head retention in stout
3. Flaked maize...............................................flavour
4. Black malt ..................................................colour
5. Rice
6.Chocolate malt
7.Crystal malt
8.Roasted barley
9............................and so on...................
I tend to use the same things most of the time. What could so many of us be missing through lack of knowledge, time and experiments?
eg
1. Wheat malt/torrefied wheat.............................head retention in ale
2. Flaked barley...............................................head retention in stout
3. Flaked maize...............................................flavour
4. Black malt ..................................................colour
5. Rice
6.Chocolate malt
7.Crystal malt
8.Roasted barley
9............................and so on...................
I tend to use the same things most of the time. What could so many of us be missing through lack of knowledge, time and experiments?
John
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Conditioning... Doing what? Get it down your neck! ........
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