Flaked pudding rice

[delboy]

I notice that tescos sell flaked pudding rice, could this be used in a mash without further cooking?

[BigEd]

I would think so since grains having been flaked have been gelatinized. Please assure us, however, that you are not planning on making Buttweiser.

[Aleman]

Hi Delboy,

Treat flaked rice as you would flaked maize, you 'might' want to consider mashing slightly thinner than normal, but I never do. Using flaked rice is certainly easier than a cereal mash, although you don't quite get the malt flavours developing that you would with a cereal mash.

Be aware that apart from being a nitrogen dilutant, Rice is also a flavour, body and colour dilutant. Up to 10% will add fermentables without being to noticeable, more than that and your beers will be less malty,drier and thinner.

[delboy]

Thanks for the info guys, is there any advantage of using rice instead of sugar in a beer.
I have horden Hillbillys british style lager up next and it has flaked maize and sugar in the recipe, i was considering replacing some or all of the sugar with the rice, is there any point really??

[Aleman]

The only difference would be that sugar is 100% fermentable and rice isn't(or wouldn't be after mashing) SO you would have more residual body in the beer.

Is this desirable in a 'British' lager? Not really in my experience

[delboy]

Ok i think i'll try the recipe as is with the sugar and maize, cheers chaps.

[Jim]

Flaked rice gives you body and alcohol without much flavour. It's useful for brewing delicately flavoured lagers (so I'm told ).