Hello,
Yet again I find myself a bit confused - whether or not to crush malted wheat.
So far I have understood the process thus:
Soak; sprout; dehydrate; crush and heat in 65C liquid for 1.5 hours. This results in the desired sweet solution to add to the mix.
However, on checking this process I found a thread on this forum (dated 2012) which appeared to say that once I have dried the berries they can be stored ready to be used. The thread went on to describe a beer brewing process ... but did not mention crushing the berries!
So, my question is - can I use the dried uncrushed berries to be added to the wort. Neither is mentioned any heating requirements. So, if I can use whole malted wheat - how?
Yet again I find myself a bit confused - whether or not to crush malted wheat.
So far I have understood the process thus:
Soak; sprout; dehydrate; crush and heat in 65C liquid for 1.5 hours. This results in the desired sweet solution to add to the mix.
However, on checking this process I found a thread on this forum (dated 2012) which appeared to say that once I have dried the berries they can be stored ready to be used. The thread went on to describe a beer brewing process ... but did not mention crushing the berries!
So, my question is - can I use the dried uncrushed berries to be added to the wort. Neither is mentioned any heating requirements. So, if I can use whole malted wheat - how?