Flaked Barley
Wheat / oat, typically 1.7 °L (3 EBC). Malt color varies by lot — treat listed values as typical and adjust to your malt analysis.
| Type | Wheat / oat |
|---|---|
| Typical color | 1.7 °L · 3 EBC |
| Distilled-water mash pH | 5.64 (measured, titrated) |
| Buffering (a1) | -36.2 mEq/kg per pH · a2 10.3, a3 -2.48 (cubic) |
In the mash
Wheat and oat products mash noticeably higher than barley base malt — measured distilled-water pH runs around 6.0 and above — so wheat-heavy grists push mash pH up and typically need more acid, especially on soft water.
Build a water profile around it →Add Flaked Barley to a grain bill in the calculator and the mash pH prediction updates live — with a per-lot DI pH override if you've measured your own sack.
pH data: A.J. deLange’s published malt titration curves (MBAA Technical Quarterly 52(1), 2015). Lot-to-lot variation of ±0.1 pH is normal.