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Flaked Maize — Thomas Fawcett

Thomas Fawcett

Spec sheet The maker publishes these figures for this exact product.

Maker
Thomas Fawcett
Origin
United Kingdom
Type
adjunct-grain
Malt class
non-buffering
Color
1.9 °L (3.8 EBC)
Extract, fine-grind dry basis
75.1 %
Moisture
10.0 %
Diastatic power
0 °Lintner
Suggested max
20 % of grist
Needs mashing
Yes

Description

Rolled and gelatinised maize, close to pure starch: it lightens the body and the color of a beer and leaves very little flavor of its own behind. The classic cream ale and pre-Prohibition lager adjunct, and unmalted whatever the name on the page says.

Source

fawcett-maltsters.co.uk