brewzombie
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What's your favourite/best steeping grain for improving head retention? Do some have to be mashed while others can just be steeped. I'm looking for a grain that will improve head steeped.
Steeping: Carapils
Mashing: Flaked Barley
I'm planning to brew a stout this weekend and was thinking about using flaked barley. Can flake barley be steeped along with crystal/roast/chocolate? Will it make any difference in the finished beer or does it need to be mashed in an all-grain batch?
I'm planning to brew a stout this weekend and was thinking about using flaked barley. Can flake barley be steeped along with crystal/roast/chocolate? Will it make any difference in the finished beer or does it need to be mashed in an all-grain batch?
Like Yooper said, you can steep it in a darker beer. I'd still mini-mash it with an equal amount of two-row.
Flaked Barley works much better than Carapils. Every brew where I've used it has a nice, frothy head with great retention. The stuff is awesome.
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