Wheat is HARD!

[jma99]

Oh Man! I forgot to mix the wheat with the barley before running it through my mill!


10 gal batch:

2 TBS PH 5.2 Stabilizer (Mash 60.0 mins)

10 lbs Wheat, Red (Cargill) (2.9 SRM)
9 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)
8 lbs Munich Malt (9.0 SRM)
2 lbs Caramel Malt - 80L (Cargill) (80.0 SRM)
0.5 lbs Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM)

2 oz Perle [8.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min
1 oz Hallertauer [4.80 %] - Boil 10.0 min

Yeast Nutrient (Boil 3.0 mins)
2 Pkgs Munich (Lallemand #- )


Darn near burned out my good DeWalt corded drill!

Ground to a stop when I hit the wheat, had to empty the hopper, restart the drill, and feed ever so slowly!

Gonna mash in the mornin!

 

[msa8967]

Are you planning on adding any rice hulls to this batch? I have never just ground wheat grains to know if they get more finely ground on their own compared to being ground with other grains.

 

[jma99]

Nope,
The wheat is under 50% of the grain bill.
I've done this recipe a couple of times and never had a stuck sparge.
(I batch sparge)

 

[mux]

What do you use in your MLT? Braid?

 

[jma99]

Yup!

It's a 15 Gal cooler with a 20" braid.

 

[mux]

I have a hard time with wheat. Well at least I did. Replacing cooler and manifold with rubber coated keg and false bottom. Very exciting!