Radical Brewing's "Tangerine (Wheat) Porter"

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Alright, so I'm planning my second all grain endeavor...and this one is looking like probably one of the ambitious brews I've done yet. I have a few questions though--

I don't want to post the whole recipe as I believe everyone should buy this beautiful book to get their hands on it, but I can post the ingredients if anyone is curious.

1. It calls for "unmalted soft red wheat flakes", I can't seem to find these in any major brewing supply outlets, but I've found "wheat flakes" which I assume are unmalted, and "red wheat". Which should I go for? The recipe calls to mix them (the unmalted grains), "finely ground", with a pound of six row, mash at 150, then boil for 10 minutes. Am I going to need to "ground" anything further than the pre-milled grains I recieve?

2. Does oatmeal count as an unmalted grain? Do I need to include them in the cereal mash?

3. It calls to have the rest of ingredients at a "protein rest"- what is the standard temp for this, 130F? Also calls to maintain 165F during sparging to keep the starch liqufied, does that mean a fly sparge is required for this? Or can I just drain and batch sparge?

4. The recipe reccomends to ferment with a Belgian Ale yeast. Any reccomendations? I wouldn't have a single clue as to what would compliment the taste of a fruity...wheat....porter.

Thanks for the help guys (and gals), as always. :rockin:
 
I've been drinking all night, so may not be able to formulate my thoughts right, but you should read 'How to Brew' by John Palmer. I think you can do so online, but I recommend buying the book. Amazon has it at a good price. I go back to that book every time I brew. Well worth the money.
Just buy ground grain from LHBS or order it. Mash at 150, and batch sparge with 168 water.
You should get BeerSmith. They have a 20some day trial. it is the best thing I have done so far, besides brewing Dude's Lakewalk pale ale... It will calculate mash and strike temps for you, and only $20 after you trial runs out.
 
I have 'How to Brew'. I also plan on buying pre-milled grain, but the discrepancy comes as to how exactly I should handle what they call for "unmalted soft red wheat flakes"-I don't know exactly what to get. I also have beersmith, which is a rediculously awesome piece of software for moving to AG.

Also, anyone else have any ideas for the Belgian yeast? And for that matter, the rest of the questions :p (I actually found that in the book it calls for a protein rest at 122F though, so I figured that out)
 
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