Rahr vs Breiss malt experiment

[drhookmec]

I've done a little experimenting with these 2 malts.

Brewed the same recipe using 9.25lbs of grain
3.5gal strike water
7gal infusion water
looking to achieve 9gal of wort in the kettle before boiling.

Now with the Briess i got my 9Gal no problem.
But with the Rahr i came up 1gal short.

So this means thet Rahr malt soaks up more water then the Briess malt??

Very interesting and anyone else switching back and forth between these two
malts may want to make an adjustment on there infusion/sparge water.

Cheers..

Tim

 

[onthekeg]

If you buy it by weight, apparently the Rahr has more dry substance, so you get more for your money!

 

[bwomp313]

I'd be interested on the taste differences. And what about the gravity differences?

 

[drhookmec]

I'd be interested on the taste differences. And what about the gravity differences?

They where exactly the same believe it or not.

 

[thatjonguy]

I'd be interested on the taste differences. And what about the gravity differences?

This!

 

[drhookmec]

They where exactly the same believe it or not.

Both taste differences where exactly the same and gravity points where
right on at 1.040.


Both beers contained 35% flaked rice.

So one thing to note is Rahr malt has a higher diastatic power
so it completely fermented out with out no help.

But the breiss stalled at 1.030 and needed a little help
from are good friend Amylase enzyme.
Another interesting point...

Cheers..

Tim

 

[TyTanium]

Stalled at 1.030? I've never had any attenuation issues with Briess. Actually, I've never heard of an AG batch stalling that high. Something tells me it's not a maltster issue.

 

[drhookmec]

Stalled at 1.030? I've never had any attenuation issues with Briess. Actually, I've never heard of an AG batch stalling that high. Something tells me it's not a maltster issue.

Funny how it happens but i find it to be consistent with that malt
when using rice /corn.

Tim

 

[TyTanium]

So it just doesn't have enough DP to convert the 35% rice? Which Briess malt? (2-row, Pale Ale, etc)

 

[drhookmec]

So it just doesn't have enough DP to convert the 35% rice? Which Briess malt? (2-row, Pale Ale, etc)

Breiss
6-Row 30%
2-row 35%
Rice 35%