Mistakenly ordered 20lb of unmalted wheat

[flyfisherwes]

So I'm a dummy. What do I do with it now though? Can I malt it myself? I'm gonna use some of it for head retention.

 

[BrewKnurd]

malt it!

http://www.beersmith.com/blog/2009/12/05/malting-barley-grain-at-home/

 

[janivar123]

Preecook the wheat and add enough base malt to get 50°L diastatic power

Heres a little indication of how much some different base malts can convert
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f36/handy-diastatic-power-chart-276067/

 

[2stupid]

i use raw wheat in my wits

 

[flyfisherwes]

Preecook the wheat and add enough base malt to get 50°L diastatic power

Heres a little indication of how much some different base malts can convert
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f36/handy-diastatic-power-chart-276067/

What do you mean "pre cook the wheat?"

From what I read on the link you provided, I can use 50/50 two row and unmalted wheat and it should convert? Maybe 60/40 to be safe?

 

[fletchsj]

Couldn't you just mash as regular but add a good amount of amylase? I mean I have don't that with potatoes to force conversion...?

not sure on this but figured it probably would work?

 

[janivar123]

Boiling it for 45 minutes before mashing to start the breakdown to let the ensymes have easyer accsess

 

[flyfisherwes]

Boiling it for 45 minutes before mashing to start the breakdown to let the ensymes have easyer accsess

I'm still confused about when and how to boil the wheat. Before/after crushing? Do I then discard the water its boiled in?

 

[pohldogg]

Do a search on cereal mashing. That's what the process is called for mashing with unmalted grains. Basically you need to gelatinize the starches so they will dissolve into the wort.