rice-hulls

Rice Hulls

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SKU: RHULL-1.5K

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Bag Size: 1.5 Kg

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.

Form:

  • 1.5 Kg / 5 Litres Plastic Bag - Limit 1 per brewer
  • 5 Kg / 25 Litres Sack - Limit 1 per brewer

Brewing Use Guidance:

Rates of usage can vary with the percentage of adjunct grains, but in general, adding between 1% and 5% of total grist weight in rice hulls directly to the mash helps ensure better wort runoff rates and greater wort clarity.

In an all-grain brew Rice hulls act like makeshift springs. When adding them to your mash they will get in-between the wheat or flakes and prevent clumps forming. So picture them as little tiny springs making your mash fluffy rather than a big pile of goop! Rice hulls can be added directly to your mash and they add no flavor or colour to your beer, they are just an aid to help with preventing stuck sparges. If your recipe does not have a large amount of barley in it and has primarily wheat, rye, or flaked whatever then it is usually a good idea to use rice hulls because without them it turns into a big dough ball.

How much should you use?

Typically people will use 250 gram to 500 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.

Sample Brew Recipe:

The Following homebrew recipe is for a 25 Litre brew length:

Vital Stats:

OG 1.048 Colour 6.7 EBC Est. Abv 4.9 Target IBU 10-12

Malt Bill

Hops:

Use your favourite classic style German Pilsner or Czech Pilsner Hops or some modern New World NZ Hops or AU Hops for a new world twist and hop to between 25-45 IBU. The following varieties maybe of interest:

Yeast:

You can use a liquid Yeast or a dried yeast from the large stable in the shop. Some suggestions to think about below:

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Erin Hilton
5 Kg
Ordered in the morning

Ordered in the morning, arrived next day afternoon

Tanks Erin,
Glad we were able to deliver to you in a timely manner. Speed is one of our 5 core values we follow.

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Daniel K.
Solid product, what i was

Solid product, what i was after

Hey Daniel,
Glad to be of service to you and hear that your putting them to great use in your brewhouse! cheers

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Frank P.
Rice hulls

All good :+1:

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Timothy H.
Helps improve a stuck mash

Helps improve a stuck mash and reaching pre boil gravity

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Christopher K.
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Drew D.
An amazing product!

I’ve been brewing all grain for over 10 years but I’d never used rice hulls.....until recently. I hadn’t ever experienced issues with lautering but then I thought I’d give rice hulls a crack. What an epiphany! I brew in a bag and when I raised it out of the pot, it drained so quickly and efficiently I couldn’t believe I hadn’t done this before. Do yourself a favour and grab a bag!

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Chris L.
Prevents Stuck Sparge

Whenever I brew with a lot of oats or wheat, I throw in a couple of handfuls of rice hulls. It makes the mash and sparge much easier - a cheap way of avoiding problems as a stuck sparge is no fun!

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Darren W.
Prevention is better than cure

I've taken to using 100g per brew to prevent stuck sparge. Never had a problem since

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Matthew R.
Rice Hulls

Was very happy with the product and was fast delivery.
Would be from them again.

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Joel S.
Really Clean Batch

The hulls I received were free of dust and other chaff. Really please with the quality of the product!!

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Sam H.
Necessary

Where would we be without rice hulls? "Stuck in a mash!" I'd say.

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Jesse M.
No more stuck mash/ sparge

Exactly what the title says, have not had a stuck sparge since using, good product

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Padmashree P.
Thankyou!

It reached really quick. It was exactly what I needed. Will definitely order again.

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Matt A.
Good gear

I use hulls in my mash at around 1.4kg for a 14kg grain bill. They work nicely at keeping things flowing through my herms.
Great customer service.

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Nathan H.
Rice Hulls

Product is exactly as advertised, assisted in the creation of a lovely wheat beer. The purchase process was easy with prompt delivery

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Warwick F.
Plain and simple

Does exactly what it needs to do. Nothing flash just works!

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Rossano
Superb Product

Wonderfully packaged and expediently delivered. These rice hulls are brilliant to increase efficiency and make sparging a dream. Will definitely buy this again.