So, I’ve used flaked barley several times. I never mill it. I received my latest supply order and the consistency of the flaked barley looks different than previously. Previously all of the flaked barely I have received looks just about like oatmeal. This time it is a lot thicker and coarser, so I was wondering if I should mill it, or just throw it in the mash like I normally do?
I wouldn’t mill it, I find milling flaked grains really gums up mills. I would check with the shipper on exactly what kind of flaked barley you got, and then do either a cereal mash or mash as normal depending on the answer.
if it’s flaked it should easily crumble between finger nails
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It didn’t flake easily. I actually went ahead and milled it, as I was away from my computer and just now saw all the replies, and it didn’t mill that easy. But what’s done is done, my system always sticks with flaked grains, so I added some rice hulls. All should be good, gonna brew in the morning, RDWHAHB!