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OHIOSTEVE · 12-01-2012, 12:41 AM

As is usual I have been asked to produce something weird...a corn based ( not malt based) beer . Supposedly this person has had this somewhere and wanted me to attempt it. How much 2 row would I need to add to 10 pounds of either flaked maize or regular field corn to actually get conversion? if using field corn do I have to actually cook it first? I am shooting for about 5-6 % ABV. Also will 2 row do it or will I have to go buy some 6 row?

drewN · 12-01-2012, 12:49 AM

Newb question, what us 2 row? Keep seeing that around.. Trying to get my analogies down

OHIOSTEVE · 12-01-2012, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by drewN

Newb question, what us 2 row? Keep seeing that around.. Trying to get my analogies down

2 row is a type of malted barley. It is the usual base malt for most beers.

***Yooper*** · 12-01-2012, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by drewN

Newb question, what us 2 row? Keep seeing that around.. Trying to get my analogies down

Two-row is malted barley, used as a base malt for beer.

**microbusbrewery** · 12-01-2012, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by drewN

Newb question, what us 2 row? Keep seeing that around.. Trying to get my analogies down

US produced 2 row base malt.

Sounds like maybe Chicha beer. If you wanted to keep it 100% corn you could malt some of the corn. Or do like Dogfish Head and chew it up and spit it into your mash fun.

***Yooper*** · 12-01-2012, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by OHIOSTEVE

As is usual I have been asked to produce something weird...a corn based ( not malt based) beer . Supposedly this person has had this somewhere and wanted me to attempt it. How much 2 row would I need to add to 10 pounds of either flaked maize or regular field corn to actually get conversion? if using field corn do I have to actually cook it first? I am shooting for about 5-6 % ABV. Also will 2 row do it or will I have to go buy some 6 row?

I have no idea. But here's a thought- you could definitely get more DP (at least a little bit) out of 6 row. I think most current 2-row base malts have a DP similar to 6-row, but for the most part 6-row is a little bit higher even so.

OHIOSTEVE · 12-01-2012, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by microbusbrewery

US produced 2 row base malt.

Sounds like maybe Chicha beer. If you wanted to keep it 100% corn you could malt some of the corn. Or do like Dogfish Head and chew it up and spit it into your mash fun.

i have thought about malting some corn but this time of year that will be rough to do. I do have a temp controlled room for fermenting but it would take a lot of space I think to do it.....Unless I malted it and knocked off the sprouts and just went with it still wet rather than trying to dry it? HMMMM.....

**unionrdr** · 12-01-2012, 02:22 PM

Sounds like what he's talking about is Native American corn beer called Tizwin,pronounced Tizween. The corn is sprouted,then boiled down (reduced) 50%,then added to the FV,repeat till all is boiled. That's the way they did it on the OG. No barley malts,just corn. It was said to resemble English ale. I was thinking of after sprouting,bake in the oven till a light golden brown. I thought maybe it'd get more flavor & color. Gotta get some dried sweet corn though. Maybe 1 bushel...

OHIOSTEVE · 12-01-2012, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by unionrdr

Sounds like what he's talking about is Native American corn beer called Tizwin,pronounced Tizween. The corn is sprouted,then boiled down (reduced) 50%,then added to the FV,repeat till all is boiled. That's the way they did it on the OG. No barley malts,just corn. It was said to resemble English ale. I was thinking of after sprouting,bake in the oven till a light golden brown. I thought maybe it'd get more flavor & color. Gotta get some dried sweet corn though. Maybe 1 bushel...

bought 50 pounds of shelled corn this morning , trying my hand at malting a small amount of it to make this with no malted barley ...just corn

**unionrdr** · 12-01-2012, 02:41 PM

Was the dried corn sweet corn? That's what they used originally. Field corn wouldn't work as well,& tastes funky to me.