Grimm

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I am going to be making an extract wheat brew with some specialty grains and flaked oats and was wondering how much flaked oats I should use. I know it is based upon a percentage of the total fermentables but have no idea how much is too much. Would 20% be too much? Should I aim for like 10% or is it much less?

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Hammy71

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Well, for starters Beersmith says 30% is the max. I'm sure that's for something like an oatmeal stout. Not sure how much you wanna put in a wheat beer.

david_42

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I wouldn't put oats in a wheat beer in the first place, but I strongly suspect if you go over 10% you'll have an oat beer, as wheat is a rather subtle flavor.

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Flaked oats isn't really going to get you anything in an extract beer except starch. You need enzymes to convert starch to sugar as usually happens in beers with oats. Without the enzymes of a mash you won't get any fermentables out of flaked oats. Complete waste to use without at least a mini-mash.

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If Wilford Brimley approves of your beer, you might have too much oat.

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