50 lb. Corn Grits

[tdilly10]

I got a free 50 lb. bag of corn grits. Any suggestions on what to do with it? Can you use it as a base malt and would I have to do a cereal mash?

 

[ReverseApacheMaster]

You need to mash it with something that will convert. Doesn't necessarily have to be a cereal mash but if you are using it in your regular mash you need to double check that you have the diastic power to convert.

 

[Packman715]

moonshine

 

[mac21]

Second on the moonshine!

 

[Glynn]

shrimp and grits yum

 

[rockfish42]

You need to do a cereal mash with grits to gelatinize the starches, you could either mash additional barley to convert or buy amylase enzyme.

 

[WiseEyes]

You also could if you wanted add an enzyme blend of beta and alpha amaylase enzyme to a mash at your normal mash temp and use it as a base malt. I would imagine that you would want some flaked barley and some specialty grains to provide some longer chain sugars.

 

[Xpertskir]

shrimp and grits yum

I second that...DELICIOUS

 

[kingwood-kid]

No need to buy an enzyme blend when you already produce your own: make some chicha. Washing down some grits with moonshine sounds good too, unless you want to use it as chicken feed. If you're hell-bent on using it for beer, you'd only need about a lb of 2-row or 6-row to convert 2-3 lbs of corn, although you'd be a little short on both husk material and taste.