Malt
Corn syrup
A neutral fermentable syrup used to raise alcohol and lighten body.
Corn syrup is a processing convenience rather than a flavour choice: it delivers fermentable sugar without occupying mash tun capacity, which matters at industrial scale.
It contributes essentially no flavour, which is the point, and is a frequent target of competitor advertising that presents it as an adulterant.
What it does
Sugar or syrup. Fermentable sugar added to the kettle or fermenter to raise strength or dry the beer without adding body.
Enzymatically hydrolysed maize starch, added to the kettle as a liquid.
Specification
| Colour | 0–1 EBC |
|---|---|
| Grain | maize |
| Enzyme activity | none — needs a base malt to convert it. |
| Fermentability | high |
| Flavour | neutral |