Flaked oats?

[mr_bridger]

Just took delivery of some flaked oats for a NEIPA, not used them before, and kinda wasn't expecting them to look like this. Do they look right? Who am I to argue with brupaks? Lol.

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[strange-steve]

That doesn't look like flaked oats, it looks like oat malt or torrified oats.
Flaked oats are the same as porridge oats.

 

[serum]

Those aren't flaked oats

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[Croni486]

This is what my flaked oats look like

 

[mr_bridger]

This is what my flaked oats look like




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Thats what I thought they would look like. But those do say malted. Mine say unmalted.

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[Croni486]

Missed that bit

 

[mr_bridger]

Missed that bit

I dunno if it makes a difference. Mine almost looks uncrushed. Has the hulls on too.

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[strange-steve]

I've never seen flaked oats with hulls. Btw for future reference you can use normal porridge oats from Tesco, they're the same thing and much cheaper.

 

[mr_bridger]

Used quick oats in stout before, I did a bit of reading and some say they are same, some say different. I just thought I'd try and get the proper stuff. I've emailed Brupaks see what they say.

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[Covrich]

Yeah just buy Oats from tesco.

The Roll flaked malted Oats can be confusing though.

You can also toast your oats as well to give some flavours

 

[MyQul]

Used quick oats in stout before, I did a bit of reading and some say they are same, some say different. I just thought I'd try and get the proper stuff. I've emailed Brupaks see what they say.

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As others have said porridge oats from the supermarket ARE the proper stuff. You just get charged more at the HBS for the same thing

 

[mr_bridger]

Well got a reply from Brupaks....

Ross

Our oats are produced by Micronised Food Products and are flaked and crushed for optimum extraction.* I'm sure you will enjoy using them.

regards

Not sure what that really tells me. Got em now so might as well use em and see. Paying extra for the weight of the hulls, but will aid volauf/sparge I suppose.


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[Fore]

I'm about to use flaked oats for the first time also, in a Guinness. Mine look like Croni's. The reply from Brupaks is rubbish; open copy paste send next.

 

[Gunge]

As others have said porridge oats from the supermarket ARE the proper stuff. You just get charged more at the HBS for the same thing

Plain cornflakes are the same as flaked maize, too. About 27p for 500g asda smart price ones. Yes there's extra ingredients in what are no more than trace amounts which in practical terms affect the beer not one iota. I know - I use them often and in substantial percentages.

To the OP: whatever is in the bag is not 'flaked'.

 

[geetee]

So called quick oats from the supermarket are just flaked oats broken us so they cook faster, this also makes them better in the mash.

 

[MyQul]

Plain cornflakes are the same as flaked maize, too. About 27p for 500g asda smart price ones. Yes there's extra ingredients in what are no more than trace amounts which in practical terms affect the beer not one iota. I know - I use them often and in substantial percentages.

To the OP: whatever is in the bag is not 'flaked'.

oo is that true. I thought you couldnt use corn flakes because of the other stuff in their with them

 

[Gunge]

oo is that true. I thought you couldnt use corn flakes because of the other stuff in their with them

I've used homebrew shop flaked maize and as far as the resulting ale goes, there's no difference. The 'additives' in cornflakes are in such miniscule amounts in a brew that they amount to nothing. Just don't use honey nut ones or summat like that!

 

[MyQul]

I've used homebrew shop flaked maize and as far as the resulting ale goes, there's no difference. The 'additives' in cornflakes are in such miniscule amounts in a brew that they amount to nothing. Just don't use honey nut ones or summat like that!

I once made a light american lager style beer but didnt have any flaked maze so I just used sugar to lighten the body. It came out all cidery. Think I might have another go using corn flakes then :thumb:

 

[Braindead]

which would you use for a neipa

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=259458142

http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/shop/gb...instant-porridge--so-organic-x10-sachets-270g

 

[YeastFace]

I think they've put the wrong sticker on. They look like Malted Oats -
https://www.hopandgrape.co.uk/brupaks-malted-oats-uk-supplied-whole-only.html