Flaked Maize
adjunct · New Zealand
Pre-gelatinised flaked corn adjunct. Adds highly fermentable extract, lightens body and colour, and contributes a clean, slightly sweet corn note. Classic adjunct in American lagers and light ales; increasingly used in craft brewing to thin body while maintaining alcohol.
1 brew
About
Pre-gelatinised flaked corn (maize). Highly fermentable, it lightens body and colour while adding a clean, faintly sweet corn note — the traditional adjunct of American lagers, and increasingly used in craft brewing to thin the body without lowering alcohol. Being pre-gelatinised it goes straight into the mash without a cereal cooker.
Specs
- Colour
- 1–2 EBC
- Max usage
- 40%
- Moisture max
- 8%
- Diastatic power
- 0 °WK
Usage
Add directly to the mash with a diastatic base malt. Typical 10–30% for classic adjunct-lager character; smaller additions simply lighten body. High rates thin the body markedly, so balance against the base malt.