Hya folks! My first post here, glad to be onboard.
I've been experimenting with mashing and making home made malt extracts.
My purpose is not to make beer but to eat these as sweeteners. Ok so I had to say it. Sorry if it's blasphemy! You can now ban me from the board.
But before doing so may I ask a couple of questions.
I'm mashing my barley malt in 3 steps - protease rest for 20 mins, beta-amylase rest for 30~50 minutes and alpha-amylase rest for 60mins.
In order to obtain the sweetest syrup possibly, with the lesse bitterness, is there one type of enzyme that I should favour? I understand beta-amylase turns the starch into maltose and glucose whereas alpha-amylase turns it into dextrins. Or is it that alpha-amylose turns the glucose and maltose into dextrins?
Which one would I rather favour in order to obtain a very sweet and tasty product?
Also, which kind of barley malt is less bitter? Right now I'm mashing with 2 row organic pale malt, EBC 5, that I got from a local supplier.
Looking forward to reading your answers! Thanks in advance. Best regards.
I've been experimenting with mashing and making home made malt extracts.
My purpose is not to make beer but to eat these as sweeteners. Ok so I had to say it. Sorry if it's blasphemy! You can now ban me from the board.
But before doing so may I ask a couple of questions.
I'm mashing my barley malt in 3 steps - protease rest for 20 mins, beta-amylase rest for 30~50 minutes and alpha-amylase rest for 60mins.
In order to obtain the sweetest syrup possibly, with the lesse bitterness, is there one type of enzyme that I should favour? I understand beta-amylase turns the starch into maltose and glucose whereas alpha-amylase turns it into dextrins. Or is it that alpha-amylose turns the glucose and maltose into dextrins?
Which one would I rather favour in order to obtain a very sweet and tasty product?
Also, which kind of barley malt is less bitter? Right now I'm mashing with 2 row organic pale malt, EBC 5, that I got from a local supplier.
Looking forward to reading your answers! Thanks in advance. Best regards.