Torrified Wheat!

[HighHops]

Somebod told me that torrified wheat improved head retention..

Does anyone know how to torrify wheat?

Can you use torrified wheat to make wheat beer?

I've got a sackof wheat. What's the best way to turn it in to beer?

[boingy]

I've no idea how to torrify it but I know where to buy it already torrified. You only use a small amount of TW in any brew so torrifying your sack of wheat would seem to be a bit OTT.

Is your sack of wheat malted?

[HighHops]

No its not malted, just plain ole wheat. How much is not much TW to add and how do you add it? Can I steep it with the crystal malt at the start of the brew?

How do you malt wheat? Maybe I could do that and how much malted wheat can you use in a brew?

[OldSpeckledBadger]

Torrified wheat needs to be mashed as does wheat malt. Neither can be used in extract brewing. You could try adding 100g per 23 lites of wheat spraymalt to your brew.

EDIT. on second thoughts 100g might be a bit too much. That would be the amount of TW you add to the mash. 75% of that as spraymalt would be a closer figure which about 3g per litre.

[benna]

you could make wheat wine with it, I reckon that'd be your best bet, i've got some recipes at home if you want me to give you, pm me.

Ben

[gti1x]

See:

http://www.sensiblemole.com/adjuncts.htm

For a description of what Torrified wheat actually is (don't you love Google!!)

Given the description I doubt that you can do it very successfully at home, but I could be totally wrong

[HighHops]

Thanks gti1x - I love google too and actually did make torrified wheat by zapping it in the microwave until the starch gelatinised and the kernels popped. It needs to get very hot. My attempts in the oven resulted in torrified charcoal. 2 mins in the microwave, stir and rest for 30 seconds - repeat x 5 did the trick. But . . . . .

Torrified wheat needs to be mashed as does wheat malt. Neither can be used in extract brewing.

Thanks Badger . It makes sense that TW needs the enzymes in malted barley to break down the starch in to glucose in the mash, but I don't get why malted wheat can't be used in extract brewing. Surely the germinating wheat has already turned the starch in to glucose, prior to malting.

I've been on t'internet and found some tips on home malting but it looks labour intensive (total process takes 5 - 6 days). Did find some recipes with raw wheat for Wit beer, but again needs to be all grain 50/50 mix with barley for the above reason and I don't have the room or the kit yet.

Looks like I've got free bread for the foreseeable.

[OldSpeckledBadger]

but I don't get why malted wheat can't be used in extract brewing. Surely the germinating wheat has already turned the starch in to glucose, prior to malting.

No that's what happens during the mash.