Stuck sparge on wheat beer

[carlsonderek]

I don't have one,just trying to avoid it. I always do this--I go to order my ingredients and for whatever reason I forget to add the rice hulls to my order. It's Sunday, I have to start brewing at like 9am cause I have other plans later, and the LHBS doesn't open til 12. Instead of rice hulls, its my understanding just keeping the temp up and above 160° (preferably right at 168-170) when lautering will be enough to deal with the glucans in the mash and hopefully prevent a stuck sparge...correct?

 

[k_mcarthur]

It depends a lot on the ratio of base grains and wheat or flaked grains. What's your grain bill looking like?

 

[Phunhog]

The other option is to use a higher amount of strike water for a thinner overall mash. If it is starts to stick...stir it back up. It's a wheat beer so cloudiness isn't a big deal.

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

Or, if you have to stir it up, just vorlauf again...

 

[Zamial]

6 row will also help vs. 2 row. the conversion is 10% more 6 row than 2 row typically. The 6 row has larger husks and REALLY helps when making wheat or pumpkin beers if you have no rice hulls.

 

[carlsonderek]

Didn't get a chance to respond guys but all went well. I went up in the 1.75 qt/lb range and had no stuck sparge. That's a fun fact I didn't know about the 6 row btw. It was a Dunkelweizen I brewed and its lookin and smellin great thus far!

 

[mjdonnelly68]

I always throw in a couple of handfulls of rice hulls whenever I brew with wheat malt of goopy adjuncts. Works like a charm.