DP of base malts needed to convert adjuncts

Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:09 pm

I am working on a mini mash recipe with a high degree of flaked maize and some flaked barley and I need to be sure that I have enough DP in the base malts to convert. Does anybody have a chart that would tell me how much of a particular base malt I would need to convert a certain amount of an adjunct?
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Re: DP of base malts needed to convert adjuncts

Wed Mar 18, 2009 5:36 pm

6-Row = 160
Rahr Pale = 140
Maris Otter = 120
Briess Pale Ale = 85
Most Pilsners = 70

According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diastatic_power, anything 35 and above can self convert, so I guess anything 70+ can be mixed 50/50 for the grain bill with a non-enzymatic malt, and I guess anything 140+ could go 2:1 adjunct to base.
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Re: DP of base malts needed to convert adjuncts

Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:43 pm

to be safe, I like to keep the DP avg. above 50-60... but that isn't hard unless you've got a ton of adjuncts.
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