[denny]

I made a popcorn beer many years ago.  It was very interesting to watch the popcorn dissolve into the mash tun!

[snowtiger87]

I just made a Mexican Lager with 25% yellow corn meal for my homebrew clubs' May meeting. CAP with about 30% corn meal is one of my standard beers. I also make an American Stock Ale with 30% corn meal. The latest batch I aged in a whiskey barrel. I enetered it in a competition and the judges dinged it for having DMS in the aroma. Idiots.

[weithman5]

I find corn to be a pleasant addition to a few beers. I like the way it "softly" lightens the body as opposed to sugar which lightens the body but doesn't leave anything but alcohol.

I'm working with some recipes right now with corn grits that I am fairly excited about.

i used instant grits in my cap last summer and was pretty pleased.  i don't know about commercial use of instant grits and if cost effective over non instant and having to cook, but i doubt you will be dissapointed in the product

[majorvices]

I find corn to be a pleasant addition to a few beers. I like the way it "softly" lightens the body as opposed to sugar which lightens the body but doesn't leave anything but alcohol.

I'm working with some recipes right now with corn grits that I am fairly excited about.

i used instant grits in my cap last summer and was pretty pleased.  i don't know about commercial use of instant grits and if cost effective over non instant and having to cook, but i doubt you will be dissapointed in the product

Hard to find instant grits in bulk! But yeah, I used to use instant grits and I liked the results as well.

[hubie]

Does anyone brew with cornstarch instead?  Shouldn't it be the same?  I believe it gelatinizes at mash temperatures.  I have heard from one person who loves using it.

[denny]

Does anyone brew with cornstarch instead?  Shouldn't it be the same?  I believe it gelatinizes at mash temperatures.  I have heard from one person who loves using it.

I used cornstarch once just to see if I could.  Worked fine, but it really doesn't have any flavor, unlike grits or polenta.

[majorvices]

yeah, I've never used corn starch but all you have to do is taste it - it doesn't have a corn flavor like grits or even flaked maize.

[kgs]

My last brew was a cream ale that included corn, rice, and barley. Post-brew I realized I had doubled the rice and corn (by not halving it in a small recipe). I just bottled, and it's tasty. The corn definitely is there but in a nice way. The folks who asked for a "light" beer (my partner and our next-door-neighbor) will enjoy it, but I think I will too.