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Rice hulls

No colour, no sugar and no flavour. Pure husk, added to keep a huskless grist from compacting.

Colour

0 L

0 EBC

Potential extract

0 ppg

points per pound per gallon

One kilo gives

0

gravity points in a 20 litre batch at 72% efficiency

Usual ceiling

5%

of the grist

Enzyme

No

Needs a base malt in the mash to convert it

How to use it

A handful per kilogram of wheat, rye or oats. The cheapest insurance in brewing against a stuck sparge.

Belongs in

  • Roggenbier
  • Witbier
  • Hazy IPA

Buying it

Buy it whole and crush it on brew day if you can. Milled malt goes stale within weeks, and a stale base malt is the most common reason a beer with no obvious fault still tastes of nothing. Store it cool, dry and sealed against insects.

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