Anhydrous Dextrose

[kiwikeg]

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would this be okay to use instead of dextrose monohydrate?

[mullamulla]

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*edit* nope scratch that :think:

Anhydrous dextrose conversion syrup product in particle form prepared by shearing and cooling a molten dextrose conversion syrup (preferably at 90-92% dry solids) to a temperature less than 200° F., depositing and solidifying the fluid mass upon a supporting member to an anhydrous dextrose product, granulating the solidified product and drying the particles to less than 2% moisture. The anhydrous dextrose particles have unique properties and, if desired, may be used as a sugar or dextrose monohydrate replacement.

[kiwikeg]

no its no water molecules in the chemical structure, monohydrate is one (mono) water
molecule. just found the makers blurb on it and about halfway down it says its good for brewing and fermenting.

http://www.cargillfoods.com/emea/en/pro ... /index.jsp

I have jumped in and bought 250kgs :oops:
It was a great price I just hope i havent messed up

Edit posted at same time as mullamulla was editing.

[kiwikeg]

Okay put down a 200l approx UJSM wash in my 220l fermenter using kibbled maize,25kg anhydrous dextrose, a dash of epson salts and 100grams of Safspirit Malt Whisky Yeast,
Observations
1. Anhydrous dextrose tastes like icing sugar but with a shorter sweetness if that makes sense and coarser texture,
2. Add anhydrous dextrose to hot water to dissolve NOT hot water to the dextrose or it will set like a frikken 25Kg ROCK in the bottom of the fermenter, whichich you will have to chip out and melt on the stove -you have been warned!!!
3. This ferment fired really fast :-D

[Sam.]

Nah shit wont work, anhydrous mean "can not ferment" send it all to me and I will feed it to some animals...

[invisigoth]

:text-offtopic: sam_and_liv: you don't happen to have a bridge for sale in sydney harbour by any chance?

[Sam.]

:text-offtopic: sam_and_liv: you don't happen to have a bridge for sale in sydney harbour by any chance?

No,but I wouldnt mind owning a bridge :think:

[codieb]

Where did you get your dextrose from Kiwi? I got 50kg from a guy on trademe last night for 22.50 a bag seemed like a really good price!

Got home and made up a wineos but added water to the dextrose so ended up with a 5kg rock. Took a lot of chipping and smashing to get it disolved :angry-banghead: seems to be fermenting fast now though!

[kiwikeg]

It was off a guy in east Auckland, might have been near howick. He sells on trademe.
Ha ha on the instant rock, I found that out the hard way too now I use a big pot of nearly boiling water or hot backset to dissolve it.