Corn Meal Mash without Enzymes?

[tookamb]

So i made my first corn meal mash, and now i have no enzymes. Just sitting there cooling.

Will the starch eventually break down do sugar?

Any help?

[BDF]

So i made my first corn meal mash, and now i have no enzymes. Just sitting there cooling.

Will the starch eventually break down do sugar?

Any help?

Not before something other than yeast makes a home in it. Need more details though. What was your actual procedure and measurements?

Might be able to add sugar for something for the yest to eat, and leave the corn mean there for nutrients.

[thatguy1313]

Yeah, without malted grains or liquid enzymes you're not going to get any conversion. Gonna have to add sugar. The corn meal will still convey flavor though.

[MichiganCornhusker]

Without enzymes there is no mash.

[bilgriss]

Without some sort of enzyme provided by either malts or liquid enzyme addition, what you have is polenta.

[just sayin]

Their is a third source of enzymes. Google chicha.

[HDNB]

Their is a third source of enzymes. Google chicha.

wikipedia sez it's made with malted corn. ergo enzymes.

[RedwoodHillBilly]

Their is a third source of enzymes. Google chicha.

wikipedia sez it's made with malted corn. ergo enzymes.

Enzymes from spit.

[aircarbonarc]

Try Beano, doesn't that work?

[frunobulax]

Beano is an enzyme, but it breaks complex sugars to simple sugars to be consumed by the yeast.
Without the amylase enzymes, there are no sugars yet.

[Skipper1953]

Banana peels?

[aircarbonarc]

Barley malt! Never let me down yet