[Joe_Beer]

Thought I'd give this (http://scottjanish.com/west-coast-ipa-recipe/) West Coast IPA a go but only place I can find flaked quinoa is amazon and the stuff is nearly $16/pound. I'm more of a cheapskate than I am a brewmaster and I know even less about modifying recipes. What would y'all replace the quinoa with, if anything?

[kramerog]

I have no idea what flaked quinoa brings, but I would most likely use flaked oats. Also Scott Janish in the comments discuss flaked oats.

[majorvices]

Maybe just get some quinoa at your local health food store and boil it to gelatinize it? Or pressure cook it? That's all they do with the flaked stuff like oats except the roll it flat and dry it.

[Joe_Beer]

Also Scott Janish in the comments discuss flaked oats.

Huh.. the comments don't show up for me at the link I posted. Looks like this might be a newer link. Thanks!: http://scottjanish.com/west-coast-ipa-recipe-2/

[Joe_Beer]

Maybe just get some quinoa at your local health food store and boil it to gelatinize it? Or pressure cook it? That's all they do with the flaked stuff like oats except the roll it flat and dry it.

Yeah, that would be an option I guess. I'll probably just go with the oats. Sounds like Scott used flaked spelt with "great results" so sounds like it's not too big a deal.

[MNWayne]

I'm a frugal brewer too.  There's no need to substitute anything.  Just cook the specified amount of quinoa until soft and add to the mash.  I was doing this with rice before flaked rice was commonly available.

[Joe_Beer]

I'm a frugal brewer too.  There's no need to substitute anything.  Just cook the specified amount of quinoa until soft and add to the mash.  I was doing this with rice before flaked rice was commonly available.

Good to know. Why pre-cook it? Doesn't a 60 minute mash achieve the same results?

[denny]

I'm a frugal brewer too.  There's no need to substitute anything.  Just cook the specified amount of quinoa until soft and add to the mash.  I was doing this with rice before flaked rice was commonly available.

Good to know. Why pre-cook it? Doesn't a 60 minute mash achieve the same results?

Nope.  You need to cook it to gelatinize the starches and make then available to the mash.  Although some grains gelatinze at mash temps, not all do.

[Joe_Beer]

This beer turned out amazing! Substituing oats for the quinoa doesn't seem to have detracted from the award winning qualities. Pic is here https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/forum/index.php?topic=3331.msg464007#msg464007 in the "Pics of recent brews" thread.

[majorvices]

Awesome!