Article in the Charlotte Observer: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefive/c5-food-drink/article271091042.html
This says “What’s different? While the new recipe Fat Tire includes the same malts as the original recipe, it features all new hops. The brew also includes raw barley, which lightened the body of the beer”
This is new to me. Is anyone familiar with using raw barley?
Pretty much only in the context of turbid mashing as noted in this article:
A little might induce a starchier wort for more mouthfeel? I don’t know all of the downsides, but it may lead to a less stable product based on what I recall.
I would guess that the report is wrong.
Possibly the writer read/heard “unmalted barley” or “flaked barley” and mistakenly assumed raw… Or maybe meant “unmalted” and just got sloppy and inadvertantly said “raw” but really knew what she meant. Those would be my guesses.
There is a lot of hub-bub around this- with a good article at Good Beer Hunting. Reformulated and rebranded the beer with no info regarding recipe from the brewery thus far. Weird choice.
I stand corrected.
I think the new version was on store shelves before the website was published.
I’ve used flaked barley, which is unmalted malted barley that has been gelantanized by the flaking process. This was a work around to emulate using chit malt. This was in a pilsner at about 5%, to give more body and foam retention. I didn’t notice any haze at that level. It the new Fat Tire a Hazy?
Chit Malt | Brewers Malt For Body & Haze Stability | Crisp Malt.
Flaked barley, sure. But raw barley? To me, that indicates no processing at all.
unmalted barley can be slightly less expensive, I know some of the big guys (Modelo for example) use it in moderate amounts and use supplemental enzymes for conversion
No it’s not a hazy…
ABV
5.2
IBU
15
CALORIES
140
YEAST
House Ale Yeast
HOPS
Triumph, HBC-522, Barbe Rouge
MALT
Pale, C-80, Munich, Raw Barley
Today, Fat Tire blends a subtle malt presence with a slightly fruity hop profile and crisp finish, to create a bright and balanced beer that drinks easy, anywhere.
I definitely learned something - thanks all for the comments.