Flaked rice v minute rice

[IslandLizard]

Thank you. I was wondering if it was possible to use ordinary long grain rice as it's much, much cheaper.

Sure you can. Short grain, long grain, grain bits (broken rice or "pudding rice") they'll all work fine.

I agree with @Transamguy77 to add more water after cooking and let it stand overnight becoming a pot of thin glue, so it's all well hydrated, ready for the enzymes to start breaking it apart when added to the mash.
Just include the extra added water in your total strike water volume.

 

[JeffersonCoastal]

This post is extremely well timed as I've been thinking about using minute rice in a cold IPA recipe but wasn't quite sure how to treat it. I've decided I'll treat it exactly like flaked grains and just toss it in. Does anyone know what the dry extract potential is for minute rice?

Sam, did you just put in the minute rice into the mash with no cooking or soaking?
How did your Cold IPA turn out?
I am planning on brewing one later this month.