Australian Flaked Rice for Light, Crisp and Dry Beer
Brew exceptionally clean and refreshing beer with Blue Lake Milling Flaked Rice. Made from Australian-grown rice, this unmalted cereal adjunct supplies additional fermentable starch while reducing malt intensity, colour and body.
Flaked rice has an exceptionally neutral flavour, allowing delicate hops, yeast and base malt character to remain prominent. It helps produce the light body, dry finish and high drinkability associated with Japanese Rice Lager, American Light Lager, International Pale Lager, Cold IPA and other crisp beer styles.
Add Blue Lake Milling Flaked Rice directly to an all-grain mash with a suitable enzymatic base malt. No milling is required.
Why You’ll Love Blue Lake Milling Flaked Rice
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Produced from Australian-grown rice
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Clean and extremely neutral flavour
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Lightens beer colour and body
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Promotes a dry, crisp finish
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Adds fermentable starch without heavy malt flavour
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Excellent for Japanese and American rice lagers
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Allows delicate hop and yeast character to remain prominent
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Suitable for Cold IPA and modern dry beer styles
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Can be added directly to an all-grain mash
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Does not require milling
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Freshly packed to order by Border Brewing Supplies
Flavour Profile
Blue Lake Milling Flaked Rice contributes very little flavour of its own. Its main purpose is to provide fermentable starch while reducing the grainy and malty character of an all-barley recipe.
The result is a paler, lighter and more neutral beer with a clean, dry finish. This makes flaked rice particularly useful when brewing highly refreshing lagers and hop-forward beers where excessive malt flavour would be undesirable.
Colour Contribution: Extremely pale
Flavour: Clean, neutral and mild
Aroma: Minimal cereal character
Body Contribution: Lightens the finished beer
Finish: Dry, crisp and refreshing
Enzyme Activity: None
Typical Beer and Distilling Styles
Blue Lake Milling Flaked Rice is ideal for:
| Beer Styles | Distilling Applications |
|---|---|
| Japanese Rice Lager | Rice-based spirit washes |
| American Light Lager | Neutral grain spirit washes |
| International Pale Lager | Multigrain spirit recipes |
| Australian Lager | Light whiskey-style washes |
| Bohemian Lager | Experimental grain washes |
| German Pilsner | |
| American Pilsner | |
| Cold IPA | |
| Brut IPA | |
| Cream Ale | |
| Low-Alcohol Beer |
These styles benefit from flaked rice’s ability to increase fermentable extract while producing a cleaner flavour, lighter body and crisper finish.
Product Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Blue Lake Milling |
| Country of Origin | Australia |
| Product Type | Unmalted Cereal Adjunct |
| Raw Material | Australian rice |
| Malted | No |
| Colour | Approximately 0–1 EBC |
| Flavour | Clean, neutral and mild |
| Enzyme Activity | None |
| Diastatic Power | 0° Lintner |
| Typical Usage | 10–20% of the grain bill |
| Higher Usage | Up to approximately 25% with sufficient enzymatic malt |
As an agricultural product, appearance and analysis may vary slightly between batches.
Brewing Tips
Add Blue Lake Milling Flaked Rice directly to the mash with your malted grain. The flakes do not need to be milled.
Use approximately 5–10% of the grain bill for a subtle reduction in malt flavour and body.
Use approximately 10–20% in American Lager, Pilsner, Cream Ale and Cold IPA to create a cleaner, drier and more refreshing finish.
Use approximately 20–25% in Japanese Rice Lager and other recipes where a distinctly light, crisp character is required.
Flaked rice is unmalted and contains no enzymes. It must be mashed with sufficient enzymatic base malt, such as Pilsner malt, Pale Ale malt or another base malt with adequate diastatic power.
Higher percentages may require an adjusted mash program or additional brewing enzymes to achieve complete starch conversion.
Because rice has no husk, larger additions can produce a more compact grain bed. Rice hulls can help improve wort flow and reduce the chance of a slow or stuck sparge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Blue Lake Milling Flaked Rice?
Blue Lake Milling Flaked Rice is an Australian unmalted cereal adjunct used to add fermentable starch while producing a lighter, cleaner and crisper beer.
What flavour does flaked rice add to beer?
Flaked rice has a very mild and neutral flavour. It reduces the intensity of the malt character rather than adding a strong rice flavour.
Does flaked rice make beer dry and crisp?
Yes. When properly converted and fermented, rice helps produce a lighter-bodied beer with a clean, dry and refreshing finish.
What beer styles use flaked rice?
It is commonly used in Japanese Rice Lager, American Light Lager, International Pale Lager, Pilsner, Cream Ale, Cold IPA and Brut IPA.
How much flaked rice should I use?
Use approximately 5–10% for a subtle effect, 10–20% for most light lagers and Cold IPA, or around 20–25% for a pronounced Japanese rice-lager character.
Does flaked rice need to be milled?
No. Add the flakes directly to the mash without milling.
Does flaked rice contain enzymes?
No. Flaked rice has no enzymatic activity and must be mashed with sufficient enzymatic base malt or suitable brewing enzymes.
Can extract brewers steep flaked rice?
Steeping alone will not properly convert the rice starch. Extract brewers should use flaked rice in a partial mash with enzymatic base malt.
Do I need rice hulls when brewing with flaked rice?
Rice hulls are not always necessary, but they are useful when rice makes up a significant portion of the grain bill. They improve grain-bed permeability and wort drainage.
Is flaked rice gluten-free?
Rice is naturally gluten-free. However, this product may be processed or packed around gluten-containing grains, and beer brewed with barley malt is not gluten-free.
What can I substitute for flaked rice?
Cooked rice or instant rice may be used in some recipes, but the preparation, water absorption and brewhouse performance will differ. Flaked rice is generally simpler to add directly to an all-grain mash.
Buy Blue Lake Milling Flaked Rice online from Border Brewing Supplies. Available in freshly packed quantities for brewers and distillers throughout Australia, with local collection from our Tweed Heads South home brew shop, conveniently located for customers from the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Northern Rivers and QLD–NSW border region.
