Corn Syrup Substitute

[blublurag]

Hi, recipe wants me to add corn syrup. Do I replace this with Dextrose or Malrodextrin or other. Do I need to adjust amount as well?

 

[Pete2501]

Hi, recipe wants me to add corn syrup. Do I replace this with Dextrose or Malrodextrin or other. Do I need to adjust amount as well?

If you know what the solid qty is of the corn syrup and what type of sugar was used then yes.

I'd be using maltodextrin which is derived from corn.

http://www.sugar.org/consumers/sweet_by_nature.asp?id=277

 

[Rurik]

In this country we call "Corn Syrup" Maltodextrin. Any form of starch can be enzymatically turned into this product and by the end of the process what it is made from will have very little bearing to its chemical make up. Goto http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltodextrin to find out more.

 

[Nick JD]

Americans call fructose, "corn syrup" - it's the stuff that's in all their sodas (and makes their coca cola taste super sweet). But this is "High Fructose Corn Syrup" ... so I'm probably just confusing the subject.

If it's fructose the recipe calls for replace it 1:1 with dextrose.

 

[manticle]

What's the total recipe and where does it come from? That will give an indication of whether it's corn syrup (maltodextrin) or corn sugar (dextrose).

 

[blublurag]

Thanks so far, it's a Heineken Clone, extract with grains, from BYO 150 Clones.

19l batch

0.91kg 2-row pilsner malt
0.39kg Light DME
1.13kg Light LME
0.65kg brewers corn syrup
etc..