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[HVB]

quick question on the use of rice hulls...It makes sense that I should rinse the hulls off before using them. If I rinse them with hot tap water (that has chlorine in it) will this contribute enough chlorine to cause a problem in the finished product?

I do not have an answer on your question but I do not rinse my hulls and have not noticed an off flavor. I just throw them in. Of course, I am not sure what the preferred method is.

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

I do not have an answer on your question but I do not rinse my hulls and have not noticed an off flavor. I just throw them in. Of course, I am not sure what the preferred method is.

maybe I'll just do this. i suppose anything on them should just get filtered out when I drain the mash tun anyway.

[djinkc]

quick question on the use of rice hulls...It makes sense that I should rinse the hulls off before using them. If I rinse them with hot tap water (that has chlorine in it) will this contribute enough chlorine to cause a problem in the finished product?

I've never bothered. Grains grow in dirt, they're going to have some on them....

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

put in 4 handfuls in my roggenbier (6lbs of rye) and it's draining slllooooowww. I think I'm going to put in another handful for the sparge. I'll be lucky if I get 3 gallons on my first drain of the tun.

[HVB]

put in 4 handfuls in my roggenbier (6lbs of rye) and it's draining slllooooowww. I think I'm going to put in another handful for the sparge. I'll be lucky if I get 3 gallons on my first drain of the tun.

Zymo, What do you use in your MLT? False Bottom, toilet braid or something else.thanks

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

Zymo, What do you use in your MLT? False Bottom, toilet braid or something else.thanks

terlit braid. I ended up with 6.75 gallons which is only 1/4 gallon less than I normally would try to get.