I am about to brew a rye beer in aforementioned 20Bbl rakeless tun. I want to figure out how much rye I can fit in the grist without sticking the mash. Twenty barrels is a pretty large tun not to have mechanical rakes, but I've gotten pretty good at suspending the grain reasonably well. I've read varying advice on using rice hulls and how much rye can fit without gumming up.
I want to do a hoppy rye ale with around 30% rye in the grist. Briess says to use rice hulls once you approach 20% and beta-glucanase extract at around 35%, but it also mentions something about rye malt is effective (DP? beta-glucanase?) in a single step infusion mash up to 20%. I really want to do around 30% grist (even 35%) but my boss thinks I'm crazy. This is a one-off so I can't really experiment as Briess and others have suggested. Does anyone with a similar system have any advice?
Cheers,
Scott Miller
The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery
I want to do a hoppy rye ale with around 30% rye in the grist. Briess says to use rice hulls once you approach 20% and beta-glucanase extract at around 35%, but it also mentions something about rye malt is effective (DP? beta-glucanase?) in a single step infusion mash up to 20%. I really want to do around 30% grist (even 35%) but my boss thinks I'm crazy. This is a one-off so I can't really experiment as Briess and others have suggested. Does anyone with a similar system have any advice?
Cheers,
Scott Miller
The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery
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