Safa
Well-Known Member
Gearing up to brew a 1 gallon test batch of This.
I tried to toast my oats last night but DISASTER.
I soaked them in warm water for about an hour, they absorbed most of it, so I poured off the excess and then spread them out about 1inch thick on a glass baking dish (aluminium ones were dirty) and threw the oven on at 350.
After 2 and a half HOURS there was no change in colour. I took them out and stirred them only to find that they had hardened in places, and were still completely soaked in others.
So I did what all impatient brewers do, I turned the broiler on high to see what would happen.
I now have a pound of oats that (split 50/50) are either burnt completely or not changed in colour at all.
What do I do?
Try again with a different method?
Can I use these oats after wafting them for a week, or will they give the beer a horrible taste?
I tried to toast my oats last night but DISASTER.
I soaked them in warm water for about an hour, they absorbed most of it, so I poured off the excess and then spread them out about 1inch thick on a glass baking dish (aluminium ones were dirty) and threw the oven on at 350.
After 2 and a half HOURS there was no change in colour. I took them out and stirred them only to find that they had hardened in places, and were still completely soaked in others.
So I did what all impatient brewers do, I turned the broiler on high to see what would happen.
I now have a pound of oats that (split 50/50) are either burnt completely or not changed in colour at all.
What do I do?
Try again with a different method?
Can I use these oats after wafting them for a week, or will they give the beer a horrible taste?