iamninjabob
Unapologetic Hophead
Saw a bag of cracked corn at 12$ for 50lb (https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/producers-pride-cracked-corn-50-lb), and I couldn't help but see if I could use it for brewing. My local brew shops sell their flaked corn for ~2$ a pound so .24 cents a pound makes it so I cant not look further into it. Seems like I would expect to see at least a 5% drop in sugars from the corn, but it's totally doable. The question is does it taste any good? Or does it even matter if I'm using it at 10-20% of the grain bill?
I've found a good bit on the forums about if it's possible, but I don't see many talking about the results. I'd love to know if anyone's tried this and if they regretted it or not. If not I'm going to have to give this one a try for myself.
Steps I've found for using cracked corn in a typical beer mash:
If possible grind corn for better extraction
Acid rest @ 104F for 20min
Protein rest @ 130F for 20-30min
Sacc rest @ 149-155F for ~60min with barley or strait enzymes
Sorry if there's already a 200 page thread on this topic. If you can point me to it I'm happy to remove this post. I just don't see many people talking about the flavor of their results only if they can or cant use it.
I've found a good bit on the forums about if it's possible, but I don't see many talking about the results. I'd love to know if anyone's tried this and if they regretted it or not. If not I'm going to have to give this one a try for myself.
Steps I've found for using cracked corn in a typical beer mash:
If possible grind corn for better extraction
Acid rest @ 104F for 20min
Protein rest @ 130F for 20-30min
Sacc rest @ 149-155F for ~60min with barley or strait enzymes
Sorry if there's already a 200 page thread on this topic. If you can point me to it I'm happy to remove this post. I just don't see many people talking about the flavor of their results only if they can or cant use it.