Barley flakes question

Pete08 · Sep 5, 2009

A local produce market has barley flakes, not flaked barley. The info says the barley is dry roasted, then rolled. I'm wondering if I would need to cook them before using?

david_42 · Sep 5, 2009

Flaked barley is steam processed to pre-gelatinize the starches, then rolled. I'd say cook them and the flavor will probably be different.

bradsul · Sep 5, 2009

+1 to cooking them. Sounds like it would be interesting though given that they are roasted as well. I would definitely give them a try!

Julohan · Sep 5, 2009

A coop around my area sells steam rolled barley. I didn't know what that meant. Neither did they. So I didn't buy any.

Pete08 · Sep 5, 2009

I will give them a try in a dry stout I plan to brew in the next few weeks. I'll cook them for 10 min. or so first. Thanks for the input(s)!

david_42 · Sep 6, 2009

Steam processing of grains was originally developed to make the grain easier to digest. 'Puffing' does the same thing.

Julohan · Sep 10, 2009

So is steamed rolled grains not suitable for brewing?

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