Flaked Maize consists of maize grits that have been torrefied at high temperatures, resulting in gelatinisation of the starchy endosperm, and then flaked. It is ready to add to the mash tun, requiring no cereal cooking, but without any enzymes of its own it must be mashed with malted grains for starch conversion to take place.
Flaked Maize lightens wort and can add a unique corn flake-like sweetness beers.It lowers protein and tannin levels in the wort and will therefore thin the body of the beer as well as reduce the potential for haze.
