Wanted to brew a clone of the Bruery Black Orchade and it calls for 5 pounds of Flaked Wheat. I have Raw wheat instead. Can I use this with similar or prehaps better results?
Would I just mash it along with the Pilsner and Malted Oats? How fine should I grind this? Does it require special mash schedule such as a Decoction or will a single infusion mash do the trick to convert it?
Any advice is greatly appreciated!!
Richie
Give the rest of the details for your recipe - volume, mash temp, percentage of grist for the wheat, etc.
IIRC they stew the wheat before they roll it; so to have the same effect you might want to boil the wheat with some pilsner and then add it to your main mash. BUT, if it’s just a small percentage of the grist you can just swap in the raw wheat and the pilsner will be able to convert it.
crush it very fine, mash for 90 min, and expect a much lower extract from them.