100% fresh corn off the cob question

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BlackSailJ
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100% fresh corn off the cob question

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The very tasty (New) Jersey Sweet White Corn will be available in the near future and was thinking on how to approach a 100% corn wash using cobs bought at the local roadside stand.

For for meal I use a PPG (points per gallon) of 37, but that is for a dry weight. I plan on doing a 10 gallon wash of around 1.070 sg Original Gravity using SebStar HTL & SebStar GL liquid enzymes for any starch conversation. For the corn I was planning on husking corn, and boiling in a large pot of water to gelatinize the corn/starches, then cut all the corn off the cob, and blended in a blender to make it more accessible.

I am wondering about how many pounds of corn , or ears of corn, do you think I'll need to come close to my target? I would like to make sure that I buy enough corn when given the opportunity.

Thanks for any advise
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I would cut it off the cob and pulverize it before boiling. It will save you time and energy. I would think 3-3.5# per gallon would be sufficient to take the water in to account. I haven't done wet corn but that is how I would do it.
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Awesome thanks. I'll buy enough for 4# per gallon to adjust if needed and any left over corn will go out on the grill.
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