Quaker Quick Barley = Flaked Barley?

[hamiltont]

Has anyone ever use Quaker Quick Barley in place of Flaked Barley? If so, how did you prepare it & how did it turn out? Cheers and Happy Brewing!!!

 

[Paul07293]

This? Product: More Products from Quaker - Specialty Items, Quick Barley | QuakerOats.com

Never used it but it's not flaked, I would imagine it needs to go through a cereal mash first. The starches in flaked barley and oats are already gelatinized by the steaming and rolling process.

 

[hamiltont]

That's sort of what I was wondering. In this link About.com they reference "quick barley" as pearl barley that has been steamed and dried, just not rolled. So I was wondering if it was the same/similar except for the rolling part? Confusing... Cheers, and Happy Brewing!!!