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> Has anyone made a beer with rice as an ingredient? If so is there anything I
> need to do special to the rice before or during the steeping?[/color]

Rice is pure starch and must be mashed before you can get any sugars
from it. So, unless you are mashing (or mini-mashing) you can't use
rice. ((Note the rice needs to be boiled before using too)). Look up
"Classic American Pilsner" to see some good recipes using rice of how
good beer was once brewed here.

That being said, you can get rice syrup that is converted rice. This
could be used in an extract recipe.

Derric