Torrified wheat

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by digitalbullet, Jul 20, 2012.

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  1. digitalbullet

    digitalbullet Initiate (0) Jul 15, 2008 California

    So I was able to get my hands on ~40 lbs of raw wheat and I wanted to know if anyone knew how to torrify it? Malting the seems too time consuming and beyond my attention span and I don't want to cereal mash everytime. I've found 1 source that says 10-20 minutes at 200 F. Anyone know exactly how to make it?
     
    #1 digitalbullet, Jul 20, 2012
  2. superspak

    superspak Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,927) May 5, 2010 North Carolina
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    Found this video:


    Comments say it heats at 230 C and he does it for about 10 minutes or so. So 450 F at 10 minutes in the oven?
     
    #2 superspak, Jul 20, 2012
  3. Homebrew42

    Homebrew42 Initiate (0) Dec 20, 2006 New York

    FYI, raw wheat does not require a cereal mash. The gelatinization temp of wheat is lower than mash temp, so raw wheat will gelatinize just fine in a normal temperature mash.
     
    #3 Homebrew42, Jul 21, 2012
  4. digitalbullet

    digitalbullet Initiate (0) Jul 15, 2008 California

    Thanks. I did not know that
    Also thanks to superspak for the video. Seems simple enough.
     
    #4 digitalbullet, Jul 21, 2012
  5. digitalbullet

    digitalbullet Initiate (0) Jul 15, 2008 California

    Just as an update I tried "torrifying" my wheat at 450 for 10 minutes. What resulted was an dark amber witbier with shitty efficency. Only got about 50% when my normal is about 75%.
    I'll try grinding and a boiling the grains for 10 minutes next time.
     
    #5 digitalbullet, Sep 4, 2012
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