Do golden naked oats need to be mashed?

I'm planning on using the second runnings of a larger beer for a mild and was thinking about steeping some crystal and golden naked oats in the wort. My intuition is that golden naked oats are a light crystal and don't need to be converted. Is that right?

 

Oats will need to be mashed even the golden oats.

 

Oats need a mash.

 

Should they be milled?

I was going to use them in-place of of a rolled or flaked oat in a stout recipe so was did not put them through the mill. I was also thinking about toasting them in the oven. Thoughts?

 

If they're not rolled or flaked, i.e. pre-gelatinized, then you need to do a cereal mash.

 

I don't mill any of my oats ever. Never heard of the kind your using but with flaked oats I don't mill. With steel cut oats I do bake them.

 

Yeah, seems like there are varying opinions out there. I don't mill my oats either.

Simpson's lists the product as a "Huskless oat crystal malt." So, this makes me wonder...

 

Maybe ask LHBS to see what they suggest?

 

Sorry, what's LHBS?

 

Local home brew store

 

Just seen the updated message sorry. Local homebrew shop