South Island of New Zealand grown premium Maize.
How does it taste?
Starchy taste, blend flavour.
What does it add to the beer?
Maize malt adds mild, less malty flavour to beers and less body. It also provides a drier and crisper beer.
Typical Beer Styles:
American Light Lager, Mexican Lagers, Pilsners. It is also suited for Bourbon Whisky making.
Typical Usage Rates:
Up to 25% in beer and 51% in distilling.
Other Information:
You should crush Maize Malt along with other malts. No need to adjust the mill, cook it, step mash or mill it separately. We recommend adding Rice or Oat Hulls to recipes using more than 10% of Maize Malt to avoid a stuck mash.
| EBC Test Method | Specification | Typical Analysis |
|---|---|---|
| Moisture (max) % | 6.28 | |
| Extract - Fine Dry min% | 58.92 | |
| Extract - Coarse Dry | 41.39 | |
| Extract - Fine As-is | 55.22 | |
| Extract - Coarse As-is | 38.79 | |
| Saccharification time | <10 | |
| Odour | Normal | |
| Wort Colour | 2.5 | |
| Total Nitrogen (%) | 1.59 | |
| Kolbach Index | 17.83 | |
| pH | 6.21 | |
| FAN (mg/l) min | 61.17 |