Cracked Corn

west1m · 2026-11-14T18:40:02+0000

I bought a bag of cracked corn to help catch an Opossum that has been visiting my front porch. A ten pound bag was the smallest the Fleet Farm had on the shelf. Sooo. Before I feed it to the chickens next door, the squirrels in my yard or Debs bird feeder.
Is there anything to gain adding it to a beer recipe?

BarbarianBrewer · 2026-11-14T19:00:37+0000

west1m said:
I bought a bag of cracked corn to help catch an Opossum that has been visiting my front porch. A ten pound bag was the smallest the Fleet Farm had on the shelf. Sooo. Before I feed it to the chickens next door, the squirrels in my yard or Debs bird feeder.
Is there anything to gain adding it to a beer recipe?

Definitely needed for a Cream Ale. However, you would need to do a cereal mash in order to convert the starches. Flaked Corn/Maize is pre-gelatinized but, Cracked Corn isn't.

This recipe is a good New Glarus Spotted Cow clone-ish:

Dave Y · 2026-11-14T20:29:08+0000

BarbarianBrewer said:
Definitely needed for a Cream Ale. However, you would need to do a cereal mash in order to convert the starches. Flaked Corn/Maize is pre-gelatinized but, Cracked Corn isn't.

This recipe is a good New Glarus Spotted Cow clone-ish:

Kentucky Common is another solid choice for corn.