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Hydrometer says 1.02...All-grain10lbs wheat1 lb roasted barley1 lb chocolate1 lb rice hills in the mash tun.1/2 lb carapilsYes, I know that normally people mix barley with the wheat, but I seemto've misread my recipe (so I bought a bunch of wheat, no barley, andfigured I'd give it a go anyway)I mashed for 1 hour at ~148 in 3.5 gallons of water, and did the batchsparge thing with another 3.5 gal.I've used this same procedure twice before and had reasonablegravities, any ideas why this one turned out bad?  Is it even worthletting it ferment?

BierNewbie · Accepted Answer

Wheat malt or Soft wheat or what kind of wheat did you buy? How well wasitcrushed? Did the mash compact?

Sinistrad · Answer

Briess Wheat malt. There wasn't any compaction (as far as I know, I'm no expert -- this is AG batch #3. I didn't get stuck or near-stuck anyway). The mash process went as such: add grain + 3.5gal/water (temperatures specified in previous post) let sit for 1 hour Drain Add 3.5gal/water Stir Let sit for a few minutes Drain

Sinistrad · Answer

Additionally, it was crushed by my LHBS, same way everything I've everused is -- imagine if you quartered a BB, that's about how it looked.

Scott_ETOH · Answer

Far from being an expert I see what went wrong. From what I see in your recipe the lack of malted barley is the problem. The barley contains the enzymes that break down starches into sugars. The max ratio for wheat beers I have read or heard of is 60% barley 40% wheat. I strongly suggest going to

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