Wheat/barley need to be malted?

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Wheat/barley need to be malted?

Postby I8ian4t » Fri Feb 16, 2018 10:18 am

Hi Guys.

I have access too wheat/barley. Straight off the crop.

Can i use these for sugar washes with out malting?
I'm keen to try some in BWKO, Mac whisky etc. I've had great success with mac whisky/"pilsner malt"

Cheers :)
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Re: Wheat/barley need to be malted?

Postby bluc » Fri Feb 16, 2018 12:05 pm

yes and if you buy some malt(or enzymes) from home brew shop you can also do all grain.I have been told it has a slightly different taste when unmalted. But havent tried it so cant comment..
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Re: Wheat/barley need to be malted?

Postby hillzabilly » Fri Feb 16, 2018 1:56 pm

You could also try malting some of ya own,can be a bit tricky but ifn ya got the supply of raw grain why not,it will save money but cost a bit of time,I am sure one or two members have malted grain.cheers hillzabilly :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Wheat/barley need to be malted?

Postby hillzabilly » Fri Feb 16, 2018 5:10 pm

Have a snoop at viewtopic.php?f=12&t=6679 .cheers hillzabilly ;-)
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Re: Wheat/barley need to be malted?

Postby wynnum1 » Sat Feb 17, 2018 6:09 am

Pearled barley is used for brewing but is more expensive then buying malted has the farmer looked at processing the grain they seem to have the machinery in India at a local village level.
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Re: Wheat/barley need to be malted?

Postby I8ian4t » Mon Feb 19, 2018 7:42 pm

Thanks :). I malted some wheat years ago. (I'm entering back into the hobby after a substantial break) It was time consuming but made a beautiful vodka. very low yield

Being a self employed father of 2 young children I'm time poor/poor :)) . If I could make something decent with a few buckets of grain I'll grab some next time I get the chance.

Thanks again bluc, I'll try he hbs enzyme. What brew shop do you use? I'm also from the Sunshine Coast
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Re: Wheat/barley need to be malted?

Postby bluc » Mon Feb 19, 2018 8:43 pm

Ibrew if planning ahead. Or the local one if 15mins from closing on a friday :laughing-rolling: Remember you dont need any enzyme /malt for sugarheads, just all grain mashs :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Wheat/barley need to be malted?

Postby woodduck » Wed Feb 21, 2018 11:39 pm

I use unmalted grain in my sugar washes with no problem. It's there for flavor not alcahol content, that's the sugars job. I do think you get better flavors from malted grain in sugar washes though but it is alot more expensive. Make sure you do generations with these washes and your flavor will get better as you go :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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