Post by lostson on Feb 27, 2012 13:18:43 GMT -5
I like to brew beer at home,a popular hobby nowadays. Being a member of homebrewtalk.com has showed me much in this regard. I ran into a half Kiowa gent that quickly became my friend. We got to talking about the corn beer called Tizwin made by our ancestors. I did some research & found many versions in the southern US,central America,& northern South America.
So,I'm left to wonder if anything else was ever added to the beer for flavor?
I have to get with a local farmer to dry a couple rows of sweet corn for me for a fall brew session. I understand it has to be sprouted,then dried for future use. So I would like to know;
1) How much corn to use for a 5 gallon batch?
2) What,if any,spices,etc were added?
I'm also going to add some Mesquite chips to secondary to give it some wood flavor like one would get from wooden barrels. I'd love to hear any stories y'all have from the old ones.
So,I'm left to wonder if anything else was ever added to the beer for flavor?
I have to get with a local farmer to dry a couple rows of sweet corn for me for a fall brew session. I understand it has to be sprouted,then dried for future use. So I would like to know;
1) How much corn to use for a 5 gallon batch?
2) What,if any,spices,etc were added?
I'm also going to add some Mesquite chips to secondary to give it some wood flavor like one would get from wooden barrels. I'd love to hear any stories y'all have from the old ones.