Gritty Oats

[Jaimez]

I came up with this recipe to save a few bucks and to have a beer that wasnt so malty.

Gritty Oats

2.00 lb Rice Hulls
1.50 lb Grits
3.00 lb Pale Malt
3.00 lb White Wheat Malt
2.62 lb Oats, Flaked
0.50 oz Citra [11.10 %] (60 min)
1 Pkgs Nottingham

The Grits are "Quick Grits" and so are the Oats.

Should i COOK the grits and Oats before adding them to the Mash? And will the 3 lbs of Pale have enough enzymes for conversion or should i add some Amlyase Enzyme?

[beerking]

Flaked oats don't need cooking, but I think the grits do.

The wheat can convert itself, and the pale will have more than enough enyzmes for itself, but you are asking the pale to convert more than 2X its own weight. I would add enzyme to be safe.

Alternately, if you use 6-row pale, it will probably have enough enzymes.

[Jaimez]

I added Amlyase Enzyme and it turned out great. 71% efficiency.

[vance71975]

I added Amlyase Enzyme and it turned out great. 71% efficiency.

you know you gonna have to save me a bottle! lol

[Jaimez]

Got it in secondary now. Its a little darker then i thought it would be. Plus i screwed up and added the Irish moss at the beginning of the boil instead of the last 5 min.

SRM 3.5 IBU 19.8 ABV 6.0%