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Using fresh wet corn

PostPosted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 5:08 am
by brisvalleymoonshiner
Has anyone used corn fresh from a farm. Not dried and cracked. Being fresh and as they say wet would it be easier to use?

Re: Using fresh wet corn

PostPosted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 7:51 am
by RC Al
It generally needs to be cracked or milled to get to the goodness inside, if used whole, I assume you would be down a heap of flavor

If I was going to try, I would boil the crap out of it first, pretty much porridge/gelletinise it and go from there, possibly a trip to the freezer first

Re: Using fresh wet corn

PostPosted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:01 am
by bluc
Cant say it wouldn't work even when dried and cracked still got to be cooked give it a go Get it like porridge before adding malt :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Re: Using fresh wet corn

PostPosted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 2:46 pm
by coffe addict
I believe it's been tried and the consensus was it's impractical due to the mess wet grain makes running it through a mill. If you have another method for breaking the skins and crushing the grain then I'm sure it'll work.

Re: Using fresh wet corn

PostPosted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 3:07 pm
by Cheersbigears
from a farm :laughing-rolling: but yeah if you use a stick blender instead of the mill it should be good. Do a small test with iodine and see.

Re: Using fresh wet corn

PostPosted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 3:30 pm
by bluc
I would have thought it would cook and go gelatinous faster since it does not have to be rehydrated :think:

Re: Using fresh wet corn

PostPosted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 3:47 pm
by brisvalleymoonshiner
Cheersbigears wrote:from a farm :laughing-rolling: but yeah if you use a stick blender instead of the mill it should be good. Do a small test with iodine and see.

when are you gonna turn up at work ??? you must have run out of leave by now :laughing-rolling:

Re: Using fresh wet corn

PostPosted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 3:49 pm
by brisvalleymoonshiner
if it is far cheaper than store bought i might give it a go. My thoughts were, not being dried it wouldn't have as much sugar.

Re: Using fresh wet corn

PostPosted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 5:55 pm
by bluc
Why would it not have as much sugar? Isn't corn picked when it's at it's sweetest? :think:

Re: Using fresh wet corn

PostPosted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 8:48 pm
by scythe
Agreed bluc, drying will not increase the sugar content.
Hardest part will be removing the kernel from the cob.
Unless it already has been some how.
Apart from the cost has anyone tried frozen corn?

Re: Using fresh wet corn

PostPosted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 9:12 pm
by Sam.
It would increase the sugar by weight/volume

Re: Using fresh wet corn

PostPosted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 9:24 pm
by bluc
Concentrate it :-B not increasing sugar rather decreasing weight.. :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Re: Using fresh wet corn

PostPosted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 9:55 pm
by bluc
Isnt it starch what we want from fresh/dried corn anyway?

Re: Using fresh wet corn

PostPosted: Sun Nov 25, 2018 8:01 am
by Sam.
Yeah that’s what you convert to sugar

Re: Using fresh wet corn

PostPosted: Sun Nov 25, 2018 9:31 am
by coffe addict
You would need to compete for the water content of the grain. Your volume would be very similar but weight would be considerably heavier.
Each kernel would still contain the same level of starch.

Re: Using fresh wet corn

PostPosted: Sun Nov 25, 2018 12:16 pm
by brisvalleymoonshiner
Getting it off the cob would be torture mah be punishment for the kids when they misbehave :laughing-rolling:

Re: Using fresh wet corn

PostPosted: Sun Nov 25, 2018 12:59 pm
by Doubleuj
This is what you need

Re: Using fresh wet corn

PostPosted: Sun Nov 25, 2018 2:23 pm
by bluc


Re: Using fresh wet corn

PostPosted: Sun Nov 25, 2018 8:06 pm
by Andrew
Easy corn kernel removal :laughing-rolling:
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Re: Using fresh wet corn

PostPosted: Mon Nov 26, 2018 7:46 am
by brisvalleymoonshiner
Andrew wrote:Easy corn kernel removal :laughing-rolling:
https://www.facebook.com/10000521652160 ... zNjQwMDU1/


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