Wheat Ale

[Shaneoco1981]

Hey guys, I am brewing a wheat ale tomorrow. I normally do All Grain, but since I am making this beer to be the favor at my wedding this summer, I am making a TON (35 gallons), I am doing an extract brew. My question is comes with the steeping of the grains. My recipe is:

68.5 lbs of wheat malt extract

Steeping
4lbs 13 oz of crystal 10
4lbs 13 oz of flaked wheat
2lbs 6 oz of Caravienne

Is it necessary to steep the flaked wheat? Would I get any flavor/mouth-feel/color from steeping flaked wheat? I am curious to that? I do know that without any 2 row, any starch in the wheat itself will not be converted.

 

[A4J]

Steeping flaked wheat won't convert, so all you're getting is unfermentable starch that'll only make the beer cloudy[ier].

 

[Jayhem]

White Wheat malt will self convert.