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I was getting ready to do my mash this Sat and I look into the bag of grains for my Wit and upon closer examination I notice my grains are moving . Little bugs all over the place. Probably 100+ of them about 1/2 the size of thistle seed. Call the HBS and say HEY! I got buggers in my grain. He says, yea we've had a little trouble keeping the flaked wheat bug free . He tells me to just put the grains in the freezer for a while. But I figured why bother, they'd still be in there and I was all ready to mash so I just did my thing.

Anyone ever have this lovely problem? I'm sure we've had remnants of who knows what in our grain but this was quite a show. Taste I'd suspect (hope) won't be an issue but thought I'd toss this out to the crowd. The wife has already refused to partake in this batch.

BTW, this sucker took off like mad and had to put a blow off tube on it. maybe yeasties like the added protein

ScottT

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Weavels have been in our consumption grains forever. They've never hurt anyone before but they can eat more than their share if left to feed. The HBS was right about storeing in the freezer, it will shut the little buggers down.

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Darth Konvel

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With any luck, they'll help you head retention. Hope they don't contain any tannins though; who knows that mashing the little buggers will do

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Orfy

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Bug juice

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DesertBrew

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I think the 152 mash temp shut them down as well

Actually, Buggy Belgium Wit!

The Happy Mug

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Dude, they've been crapping in your grains!

Next time, try using honey that has nothing to do with insects whatsoever.

It's a new style. Soon, you'll see bugweiser and miller-moth genuine draft and pabst blue weavel popping up in liquor stores across the nation.

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Cheesefood

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Fear No Weavel Wit...I like it.

Of course, I'd have a hard time choking down boiled bugs, but that's just me. To each his own. Maybe there's some flavor there.

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DesertBrew

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Yea, the fermentation does smell a little $hitty. It's either the belgium wit yeast or...

The Happy Mug

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...the dog! Please, please be the dog...

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From the store: Nothing right now, how sad
Up Next: Thinking about an amber rye
Secondary: "Not as Pale as Death" pale ale (since april, man I hate bottling.)
In bottles: Lager than Life Beer, Rocky Raccoon Honey Lager, A nameless Imperial Stout (my first AG!)

david_42

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Most of the bugs & **** should have dropped out in the protein break. Any extras have probably been consumed by the yeast. I have gerbils and finches, which means constant problems with grain moths. I just freeze the makings, so they're dead before they hit the water. Can't stand the screaming otherwise.

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