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Adjunct and unmalted
Flaked maize
Light, grainy sweetness that thins the body without thinning the alcohol.
Colour
1 L
2 EBC
Potential extract
37 ppg
points per pound per gallon
One kilo gives
+11.1
gravity points in a 20 litre batch at 72% efficiency
Usual ceiling
40%
of the grist
Enzyme
No
Needs a base malt in the mash to convert it
How to use it
20 to 40% in a pre-Prohibition lager or a cream ale. Needs a base malt with enzyme to spare.
Belongs in
- Cream Ale
- Pre-Prohibition Lager
- Kentucky Common
Buying it
Buy it whole and crush it on brew day if you can. Milled malt goes stale within weeks, and a stale base malt is the most common reason a beer with no obvious fault still tastes of nothing. Store it cool, dry and sealed against insects.
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