A local distillery asked us to make rye whiskey wort for them. Just wondering if anyone had any insight into a malt bill. I'm thinking it would be 51% rye malt and 49% barley malt. If so will I have run off issues? Should I consider added some or all of the rye in a flaked form? Finally, what plato do whiskey wort usually start at?
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rye malt has tons (!) of beta-glucan, although also fairly decent diastic power.
50% rye will definite give you hell for lautering. (I did 60% rye once. dumb!)
I think Briess recommend using rice hull for over 20% rye.
Alternatively, run a beta-glucan rest (which is tricky... but should really help)
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Be prepared for a 5-6 hour lauter---LOL. I am one of those crazy enough to make a traditional Roggen - 60% rye malt. I did use a huge amount of rice hulls too. I would not do it again unless i had rakes and knives in my tun. Using glucanase enzyme in the mash would be a good idea for whisky wort, but for a beer i think it would break down too much of what you want in the beer. I would assume you would want gravity as high as possible.Brewmaster, Minocqua Brewing Company
tbriggs@minocquabrewingcompany.com
"Your results may vary"
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Originally posted by SmuttynoseA local distillery asked us to make rye whiskey wort for them. Just wondering if anyone had any insight into a malt bill. I'm thinking it would be 51% rye malt and 49% barley malt. If so will I have run off issues? Should I consider added some or all of the rye in a flaked form? Finally, what plato do whiskey wort usually start at?
You want to get the Gravity as high as you can!
Using 50% Rye malt, I would (as others do...) recommend to use rice hulls.
The rest of your grain bill I reommend to use 6 Row malt and
"Liquid Corn syrup". Call Briess Malting and ask them for advise
on Corn syrup.
Cheers,
Fred
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I would definitely be prepared for a hellish day in the brewhouse. I have prepared scotch wash before in a brewery and it can be very problematic. Horror stories in fact! Our solution was to use Beta-Glucanase enzyme with a beta-glucanase rest of 20 minutes in the mash tun. It added a bit of time to the step mash but it was well worth it. I think hulls can help but will most likely not be the answer. Ask to get the malt analyzed for beta-glucans before you brew as this would give you a good indication of what you're working with. I suspect the supplier will not give you any indication what the beta-glucans are; but a secondary analysis might be worthwhile if this is something you might be producing more than once a year. If you're making this with a local distillery ask them what they suggest. I would also suggest not maxing out your vessels for the grain bill; this will only further complicate lautering. If additional "brews" are needed to obtain the volume it's a better solution. I would target around 18-20 Plato. Not sure about the percentage of rye/barley.
Best of luck and feel free to contact me with additional q's.
MJMike Jordan
Brewmaster
Boxing Cat Brewery
Shanghai, P.R. China
michael@boxingcatbrewery.com
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