BDF – Rice Hulls 500g

BDF Grain Rice Hulls 500g

Rice Hulls are the outer shell or husk of a grain of rice. Rice Hulls are normally removed from the grain of rice, and when used for brewing the hulls improve the filter bed of the mash to decrease the likelihood of a stuck mash. Rice hulls are non-fermentable, and provide bulk helping prevent the mash from settling and becoming stuck during the sparge. Rice hulls are particularly useful for recipes using high protein additives such as large amounts of wheat or flaked barley or rye in the grist.

How much should you use?

Typically people will use 150 gram – 200 gm per recipe when they are put to use. One thing that you need to consider is, while they do not add flavor to the beer or colour you do have to account for water absorption. One way to minimise this is soak/rinse your rice hulls in water before adding them into your mash.