difference between using corn sugar and corn

[thepiper]

the guy at my local brew shop said there is not much difference between corn sugar and flaked corn . was wondering what you guys thought on this ?

[rad14701]

Corn sugar is, well, sugar... Flaked corn is, well, corn... Corn is mainly starch and that starch needs to be converted into sugar using enzymes - unless raw corn kernels are malted... So the guy at the brew shop wasn't really telling the truth, but probably doesn't know any better... He's just a sales idiot just like in most any other store and will say what you want to hear in order to make a sale... I never listen to anyone in stores and decline help at all cost... If I have to ask someone where something is and they have to hunt around for it I might as well hunt all by myself... And I can read the labels just as easily as they can, and most likely better...

[Pikey]

I wonder if "corn sugar" is what they make "High fructose corn syrup" out of ?

RAd is right of course - sugar is sugar, corn is (maize ?)

It's a bit like saying "Cane sugar is the same as sugar cane..." - well is it ?

I'm getting a little frustrated with this new world where it seems ok to "tell 'em any old bullshit"

[greggn]

>the guy at my local brew shop said there is not much difference between corn sugar and flaked corn


While I can't imagine what he was thinking it does make me curious as to ... what was your question that generated that response ?

[thepiper]

i was asking if i could use corn sugar instead of flaked corn

[rad14701]

i was asking if i could use corn sugar instead of flaked corn

While that wasn't the actual question originally asked, the answer is yes if you are working on a sugarhead wash... What is the recipe in question...??? Knowing as many details as possible will yield far better answers than an ambiguous question like in your first post...

[bluefish_dist]

While you can probably substitute from a sugar/alcohol standpoint, you won't get the same taste.