Tim Rhoads
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Can anybody tell me the difference (application advantages, disadvantages) between rye malt and flaked rye? Thanks
Rye malt vs flaked rye
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The flavors are similar. Rye Malt has gone through the malting process and can convert itself in a mash. Flaked rye is more like coarse oatmeal and requires 2-row for conversion. They are both sticky.
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I would just add that the flaked rye has been gelatinized and that makes the starches readily available for conversion to sugar. You need to mash it with some 2 row to get that conversion, simply steeping it by itself won't work.
