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Re: Maize meal

2017-08-27T06:09:40+00:00

@Hq2rpo. You dont want the corn too small as you have determined. Each grain quartered is a fine enough grind.

Statistics: Posted by RumJohn — Sun Aug 27, 2017 6:09 am

Re: Maize meal

2017-08-25T22:23:05+00:00

Being Tidy.
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Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Fri Aug 25, 2017 10:23 pm

Re: Maize meal

2017-08-25T18:46:14+00:00

Yes wise advise there RJ.
I will at some stage try corn again but not meal i.e. Powdered

Statistics: Posted by H12rpo — Fri Aug 25, 2017 6:46 pm

Re: Maize meal

2017-08-25T06:40:15+00:00

H12rpo wrote:
... I'm never messing with this shite again

Lol. Great line. I feel like that about potato (pocheen)

RJ might have a point though

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Fri Aug 25, 2017 6:40 am

Re: Maize meal

2017-08-25T04:09:45+00:00

You might reconsider and go about it a little differently. Corn does make a fine whiskey, shine, white dog or whatever you want to call it. Fermenting on grain and using a malted corn might go a long way to easing your woes.

Statistics: Posted by RumJohn — Fri Aug 25, 2017 4:09 am

Re: Maize meal

2017-08-23T12:22:05+00:00

Hehee
I just emptied the fermenter and succeeded in covering the kitchen sink in gloop. This also blocked the sink waste and involved me in some severe criticism from the other half. I'm never messing with this shite again

Statistics: Posted by H12rpo — Wed Aug 23, 2017 12:22 pm

Re: Maize meal

2017-08-23T08:31:51+00:00

I know what you mean - public transport can be so unreliable.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Wed Aug 23, 2017 8:31 am

Re: Maize meal

2017-08-23T08:26:52+00:00

I would love to have some chuckles but Mrs H12 is never gonna go for that. We're city folk through and through .......if I wake up in the morning and can't smell diesel from a passing bus I get scared

Statistics: Posted by H12rpo — Wed Aug 23, 2017 8:26 am

Re: Maize meal

2017-08-23T05:44:50+00:00

.... And they love brewing grains (after mash)

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Wed Aug 23, 2017 5:44 am

Re: Maize meal

2017-08-23T00:26:48+00:00

..if you have some maize meal chuck it in the bin ....it doesn't even make decent porridge for brekkie!
Or get yourself some chuckies, they will lay you eggs worth waiting for, and happily eat failed brew experiments.

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Wed Aug 23, 2017 12:26 am

Re: Maize meal

2017-08-22T21:28:33+00:00

I think I'm gonna write this off to experience, boiling up the maize meal until it became gloopy was no fun when you have to do it in about 5 or 6 batches for a 25 litre wash. The bubbling lasted a few hours at most, the maize meal settles out of suspension but yet still takes up half of the volume of the wash tub. I've attempted to restart the fermentation with amylase and the yeasties no likely, I've pitched some more yeast but after a few minutes of bubbles feck all.
Best advice .....if you have some maize meal chuck it in the bin ....it doesn't even make decent porridge for brekkie!

Statistics: Posted by H12rpo — Tue Aug 22, 2017 9:28 pm

Re: Maize meal

2017-08-16T12:47:23+00:00

What kind of starting SG should I have? If the starch HAS been converted from the corn ? Any guesses?

Statistics: Posted by H12rpo — Wed Aug 16, 2017 12:47 pm

Re: Maize meal

2017-08-16T06:07:45+00:00

Hmm. I didn't know maize, but I do think 70+ is a bit high for any conversion.

Its bubbling well because it had a huge amount of nutrient and low brix (SG)

You will have your answer in the yield.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Wed Aug 16, 2017 6:07 am

Re: Maize meal

2017-08-15T21:08:11+00:00

Yeah I was planning that to be honest but forgot ....ah well there's always next time

Edit...update at 10pm Furiously bubbling through the valve. Far more active than a kale or birdwatcher, will be interesting to see how long it goes on like that

Statistics: Posted by H12rpo — Tue Aug 15, 2017 9:08 pm

Re: Maize meal

2017-08-15T19:20:05+00:00

Would've been interesting to have tried it without tossing the sugar in, just to see if there had been any saccharification. If yeasties no likeee, in goes the sugar.

Statistics: Posted by packapoo — Tue Aug 15, 2017 7:20 pm