Would you use this if it made sense financially?
I was at my friend’s bakery picking up some sourdough bread when I saw a bucket of this stuff and I wondered if anyone else had ever fooled with it. They use it in the bagel recipe at the bakery, FYI.
Non-Diastatic Corn Malt Blend
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Non-Diastatic Corn Malt Blend
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Re: Non-Diastatic Corn Malt Blend
It seems to be corn syrup and malt extract ..... you could try, from what I read you should not need to convert the starches
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I didn’t think so but I wanted to drop it here to get some opinions. I will order a bucket next week and check back in in a few weeks.
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the Non-diastatic nomenclature really seems to point to not converting starches?
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Hmmmm. Now I feel like I should go scoop some out of the bucket and do a starch test .squigglefunk wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 4:51 am the Non-diastatic nomenclature really seems to point to not converting starches?
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Just because its non-diastatic doesn't mean it isn't converted, more likely it is. Probably converted then boiled down, losing the diastatic power. And if it isn't you could convert it yourself, it would be easy enough to heat it up and add some malt or enzymes. Doesn't seem to have any preservatives that would stall ferment. What would your cost on it be? Would be worth trying! Who knows what the ratios are, but could be that you just add some malted rye or wheat and do a simple mash and have the worlds easiest bourbon
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Re: Non-Diastatic Corn Malt Blend
sounds like its a corn syrup and malt blend which shouldn't have too much starch in it ?Gonzo_distills wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 9:14 am Hmmmm. Now I feel like I should go scoop some out of the bucket and do a starch test .
sorry I meant it would not convert other starches present in the wash... whatever it is that you're making here
diastatic malts are what are used to convert starches into sugars, I believe?
so a non-diastatic malt will add sugar and flavor but no enzymes to help with conversion?
dunno maybe it tastes really good tho
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Re: Non-Diastatic Corn Malt Blend
I would describe the taste as a cross between really clean corn syrup and very light molasses. No starches in the starch test. I swiped a bucket with a pint or so of remnants. I am going to follow Winoes plain ole sugar wash instructions and compare it to a large batch I currently have working. I will pop a hole for an airlock in the lid and use the bucket the remnants came it as my fermenter. I’ll pop it in the air still next week and see how she tastes side by side with an equal amount of mash from my big fermenter of sugar wash. Not super scientific but it should be enough to decide if I want to fool with a large batch.
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