the-adjunct-hippie
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Just thinking as I sit in the ER, what if someone replaced 2row barley with flaked Barley as the primary base malt? Enough protein conversion? Head retention? Thanks from a relative newb.
Flaked Barley in place of 2 row?
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Are you there for a head injury? Sorry - couldn't resist.
Flaked grains will not convert. You need malted grains for the enzymes to convert the carbohydrates into simple sugars. Not only that, you need enough base malt to supply all the enzymes necessary for conversion of raw or flaked grains. Belgian Wits are typically 50-50 base malt to raw/flaked wheat. I can't think of more raw grain in something than that.
Otherwise, you have a nice breakfast cereal.
Now, replacing some of the base malt with some flaked grains can do wonders for a beer.
Flaked grains will not convert. You need malted grains for the enzymes to convert the carbohydrates into simple sugars. Not only that, you need enough base malt to supply all the enzymes necessary for conversion of raw or flaked grains. Belgian Wits are typically 50-50 base malt to raw/flaked wheat. I can't think of more raw grain in something than that.
Otherwise, you have a nice breakfast cereal.
Now, replacing some of the base malt with some flaked grains can do wonders for a beer.
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