Mistakenly ordered 20lb of unmalted wheat

flyfisherwes · 02-04-2012, 02:54 AM

So I'm a dummy. What do I do with it now though? Can I malt it myself? I'm gonna use some of it for head retention.

**BrewKnurd** · 02-04-2012, 02:56 AM

malt it!

http://www.beersmith.com/blog/2009/12/05/malting-barley-grain-at-home/

**janivar123** · 02-04-2012, 04:50 AM

Preecook the wheat and add enough base malt to get 50°L diastatic power

Heres a little indication of how much some different base malts can convert
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f36/handy-diastatic-power-chart-276067/

2stupid · 02-04-2012, 05:15 AM

i use raw wheat in my wits

flyfisherwes · 02-27-2012, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by janivar123

Preecook the wheat and add enough base malt to get 50°L diastatic power

Heres a little indication of how much some different base malts can convert
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f36/handy-diastatic-power-chart-276067/

What do you mean "pre cook the wheat?"

From what I read on the link you provided, I can use 50/50 two row and unmalted wheat and it should convert? Maybe 60/40 to be safe?

fletchsj · 02-27-2012, 05:50 PM

Couldn't you just mash as regular but add a good amount of amylase? I mean I have don't that with potatoes to force conversion...?

not sure on this but figured it probably would work?

**janivar123** · 02-27-2012, 05:52 PM

Boiling it for 45 minutes before mashing to start the breakdown to let the ensymes have easyer accsess

flyfisherwes · 02-27-2012, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by janivar123

Boiling it for 45 minutes before mashing to start the breakdown to let the ensymes have easyer accsess

I'm still confused about when and how to boil the wheat. Before/after crushing? Do I then discard the water its boiled in?

pohldogg · 02-27-2012, 06:20 PM

Do a search on cereal mashing. That's what the process is called for mashing with unmalted grains. Basically you need to gelatinize the starches so they will dissolve into the wort.