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Flaked Maize and TONS of trub/sediment resulting...Anything I should do about it?

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by Finn, Mar 2, 2012.

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  1. Finn

    Finn Initiate (0) Nov 20, 2003 Pennsylvania

    Hey folks, although I've been brewing for several years now, I just used flaked corn (maize) for the first time today, and noticed crazy amounts of sediment in my fermenter afterwards. anyone else experience this, and if so, is there anything I should know for the future to possibly avoid this? It looks like I will have to leave a significant portion of my beer behind to avoid siphoning it into my finished product.
    Thanks!

    Finn
     
    #1 Finn, Mar 2, 2012
  2. Homebrew42

    Homebrew42 Initiate (0) Dec 20, 2006 New York

    Did you mash the maize along with an enzymatic base malt?
     
    #2 Homebrew42, Mar 3, 2012
  3. Finn

    Finn Initiate (0) Nov 20, 2003 Pennsylvania

    Yes, I mean, I think I did: 6lbs weyermann pils, 3 lbs 2-row.
     
    #3 Finn, Mar 3, 2012
  4. Finn

    Finn Initiate (0) Nov 20, 2003 Pennsylvania

    Oh and I used 1 lb. of the flaked maize
     
    #4 Finn, Mar 3, 2012
  5. GreenKrusty101

    GreenKrusty101 Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2008 Nevada

    I've used double that (2#s or up to 20%) 2 or 3 times and the beers were always crystal clear (unlike some flaked adjuncts)
    Are you sure it was flaked? How long did you mash?
     
    #5 GreenKrusty101, Mar 3, 2012
  6. Finn

    Finn Initiate (0) Nov 20, 2003 Pennsylvania

    This beer was also crystal clear (I used whirlfloc tabs instead of Irish moss this time), but there was tons of precipitated sediment on the bottom. Just a LOT more than usual, and I figured it might be the corn adding to the trub. It was flaked corn, and I mashed for 70 minutes
     
    #6 Finn, Mar 3, 2012
  7. Homebrew42

    Homebrew42 Initiate (0) Dec 20, 2006 New York

    Is this the only time you've used whirlfloc? Whirlfloc creates a lot of very fluffy look break material, this is normal and not related to the corn.
     
    #7 Homebrew42, Mar 3, 2012
  8. Finn

    Finn Initiate (0) Nov 20, 2003 Pennsylvania

    Ahh I wondered if it might be the whirlfloc. I just tried it for the first time, and the sediment did look rather fluffy. So maybe I need to let it settle in the kettle longer next time before I drain it off into my fermenter.
     
    #8 Finn, Mar 4, 2012
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