Jolly McStanson
Well-Known Member
I wanted to try some batches of beer using rice or grits.
I boiled up two cans of Quaker grits to gelatinize them. What I ended up with is a huge sticky clumpy pile of grits. If I put them in the mash it would surely clog when I sparge.
Ones I decided not to use the grits I tried rice. I boiled the rice to gelatinize it. Then I added enough water to make it soupy. I strained off the water and added it to the boil. I also put some gelatinized rice in a couple of hop bags and put them in the boil.
I put some amylase enzyme in the primary fermenter to convert any of the rice juice that was in the wort.
Does any one know the real technique to using rice or grits in brewing beer?
Thank you.....Jolly
I boiled up two cans of Quaker grits to gelatinize them. What I ended up with is a huge sticky clumpy pile of grits. If I put them in the mash it would surely clog when I sparge.
Ones I decided not to use the grits I tried rice. I boiled the rice to gelatinize it. Then I added enough water to make it soupy. I strained off the water and added it to the boil. I also put some gelatinized rice in a couple of hop bags and put them in the boil.
I put some amylase enzyme in the primary fermenter to convert any of the rice juice that was in the wort.
Does any one know the real technique to using rice or grits in brewing beer?
Thank you.....Jolly