Can You Brew With This?

[catdaddy66]

Found this at Big Lots and immediately wondered if it would be a viable grain to brew. They have other grains also...

 

[strangegreenman]

hey, this got ignored!
I believe the only difference between those oats and rolled oats, composition-wise, is that the roller mill gelatinizes the starch in rolled oats so you can add them to a mash without boiling. Cut oats probably need to be cooked in order to expose them to enzyme action, but otherwise should have the same effect on a beer.

 

[catdaddy66]

Thanks! I'm going to pick up a bag (3#'s) to use as adjunct to AG's. cook them and use the next day, right?

 

[Misplaced_Canuck]

You can cook them the day before, but if you put them in the fridge, you will need to consider their temperature before adding them to the mash.

As a rule of thumb, if the cooking instructions on grains read "cook 20 minutes", you need to cook them prior to adding to the mash.

Bob's do. (You can omit the salt)

MC

 

[BlackGoat]

You have to cook steel cut oats for like 30 minutes, if I'm not mistaken. Rolled oats are so much easier to deal with.