Wheat Malt, Will it convert with 1 step mash?

[MarshmallowBlue]

Hey guys! Will this be fermentable after standard single infusion mash at 155-160?
http://morebeer.com/products/great-western-white-wheat-malt.html

P.S. It will be for a sour beer w/ brett and bugs

 

[ArkotRamathorn]

Diastatic Power: 188

Unless everything I've ever done was a lie this should convert just fine. If you are doing a very adjunct heavy mash you may want some other malts like some 6 row.

I am assuming that you are doing a nearly 100% wheat malt grain bill? So long as you arent putting a whole ton of adjuncts (flaked oats/wheat/rye/rice/corn) it should all convert fine. Even if it doesn't wheat malt can convert at the very least itself, if you ahve left over starches the brett/bugs will love it. I've done very heavy white wheat recipes at higher mash temps and it appeared to convert just fine.

 

[stpug]

Wheat malt converts perfectly on its own.

 

[MarshmallowBlue]

Diastatic Power: 188

I am assuming that you are doing a nearly 100% wheat malt grain bill?

Yeah, The only other grains are a pound of C120 and .5lb of maltodexterin.

 

[RM-MN]

Wheat malt should be able to convert itself plus about twice its weight in unmalted wheat. It has higher diastatic power than even 6 row I believe.

 

[william_shakes_beer]

According to this thread http://www.thebrewingnetwork.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=&t=24469
the minimum total diastic power for the mash needs to be 30. That means a pound of malt with 120 points per pound would convert itself plus 3 pounds of non diastic starch source.