To those with more knowledge than I

[ontario pat]

I have been distilling for a while now, just basic cereal recipes mostly. I have a question about corn that maybe you folks can answer.

What is the average sugar content per pond of corn? Or cup of corn or whatever.

This may seem like a really basic question.... but I simply do not know!

Thanks in advance for your replies.

Great site by the way, very informative!!

[Dnderhead]

corn is low in sugar ,sweet corn is about 2-3% sugar and 14% starch.. feed corn is high in starch
70-80% depending on type.and no sugars.

[WalkingWolf]

Welcome OntarioPat -- that's an inadequate "first" post. Please fill in a few of the blanks.

what type of rig?
what have you considered your success/failures?
what do you prefer to drink?
are you considering moving on to AG?

(maybe it's none of my business)

[Horse_Shoe]

Yeah, what he said. Haha. Give us some back ground and we can better answer your questions. My experience with cracked corn from the local mill is that its pretty hard to work with for such a small yield. Its engineered for a high level of protein and a low level of carbohydrates. That means that its low in starches, compared to corn made for people. The mashing process involves patience and perseverance. However, corn around here is about 13 cents per pound; which is inexpensive. I've been assessing lately whether its worth all the work to get the yield, as opposed to purchasing barley, wheat, and rye on the internet and doing single malts.