Malted Corn Based Recipies?

[8gallonalchemy]

Hi All,

I've been doing mead for quite some time but I'm looking to start experimenting with beer. I wasn't sure if this should go here on in the newbie forum, but my interest is focused exclusively on the gluten-free stuff since I can't do regular beers.

For my first attempt, I was thinking of doing some kind of spin on chicha. I have 4 pounds of malted corn ready to go and I can make more in about a week. Does anyone have any good recipes for me to try out?

 

[LBussy]

No. I'd think though that anything made primarily of corn would take on the worst characteristics of really bad extract beer + corn sugar. Not that I've not enjoyed some sour mash corn products before

 

[8gallonalchemy]

No. I'd think though that anything made primarily of corn would take on the worst characteristics of really bad extract beer + corn sugar. Not that I've not enjoyed some sour mash corn products before

I'm not 100% sold on the all corn thing. I just have a lot of malted corn and am looking for gluten-free suggestions.

 

[bracconiere]

might have more luck in the distilling forum....as far as i know malted corn has the enzymes, but the gel temp is past denaturing temps....so you'd have to boil some, then add more once it cooled to ~150f....

 

[Ash_Mathew]

I have done an all corn beer before. Malted and roasted the corn, did the brew. I also added some golden syrup for a little more colour as I was aiming for a "yellow beer", and got it spot on. I'm guessing you can find a substitute for Golden Syrup in America? It was a good beer, really light and refreshing. I didnt IPA it, just kept the hops to a minimum. I think 2oz, timings were 1 hour and 40 minutes, 1oz each, if I remember rightly? Give it a try, I might do it again, soon. No harm in trying. If it doesn't work, what have you lost?

 

[bracconiere]

I have done an all corn beer before. Malted and roasted the corn, did the brew. I also added some golden syrup for a little more colour as I was aiming for a "yellow beer", and got it spot on. I'm guessing you can find a substitute for Golden Syrup in America? It was a good beer, really light and refreshing. I didnt IPA it, just kept the hops to a minimum. I think 2oz, timings were 1 hour and 40 minutes, 1oz each, if I remember rightly? Give it a try, I might do it again, soon. No harm in trying. If it doesn't work, what have you lost?

i'd be curious what your gravity was, and what temp/how did you mash it?

 

[Ash_Mathew]

Not a clue, dude. Whatever gas mark 6 for 3 hours is... It was Imperial 5 gallons, 4.4lb of malted corn, 2lb of golden syrup.

 

[glutarded-chris]

Not a clue, dude. Whatever gas mark 6 for 3 hours is... It was Imperial 5 gallons, 4.4lb of malted corn, 2lb of golden syrup.

Had to look up "gas mark 6" because I had never heard the term. Google says that is a temperature measurement and it is 400F (204C). That makes no sense to me unless you are baking corn muffins, and after 3 hours they would be corn bricks

With that grain bill and 5 imperial gallons (6 US gallons), my guess is the OG was at most 1.030. I have never made one that low, but that had to be one thin final beer.

 

[8gallonalchemy]

I have done an all corn beer before. Malted and roasted the corn, did the brew. I also added some golden syrup for a little more colour as I was aiming for a "yellow beer", and got it spot on. I'm guessing you can find a substitute for Golden Syrup in America? It was a good beer, really light and refreshing. I didnt IPA it, just kept the hops to a minimum. I think 2oz, timings were 1 hour and 40 minutes, 1oz each, if I remember rightly? Give it a try, I might do it again, soon. No harm in trying. If it doesn't work, what have you lost?

May I ask how heavily you roasted your corn?