howard wrote:is 70C a bit low to gelatinize corn?
i think it's stir every day for 3 days, not aerate.
it is slow and sometimes it seems as though it's not doing anything, but it''s quietly fizzing away.
I didnt think I had to gelatinize it being yellow angel yeast but heard to chuck the corn in hot water and let it sit for an hour or 2.
ah ok must have misread. its had a few good stirs then :D
seems to be a bit off an on. its fizzing away again tonight but didnt look like it was doing anything last night.
Wellsy wrote:It’s instructions suggest 15 to25 days and it is done. Remember it takes time for some of the sugars to be available for conversion.
yeah thought it might be a bit slow but didnt even look active. seems to be going again now. I'll wait the 25 days and see.
oddian wrote:5kg for 20L is pretty low, I'd suggest it's done.
I use 8kg of oats for the same water and it takes 3-5 days.
if you can't get it going, strain it and run it and see what your stripping run yields. If it's worked your corn will be stripped back pretty hard too.
I wasn't sure what to use. I read the website it says 100kg to 250-300kg of water (guessing L as 1L is basically a kg) but a few other posts on here say 15kg/50L and 10kg/40L
Ended up choosing 5kg to 20L so I can do 4 generations I could used less water but figured it might be a bit cleaner product if its lower abv. without doing an SG reading I don't really know where im at (yes it bugs me a little) but the convenience vs making an all grain properly is outweighed.
I done 7kg in 23L for crushed wheat and it overflowed my fermentor. it was very active in that one! now just ticking along slowly