Amalayse enzyme?

[gnemesis]

What is amalayse (sp?) enzyme? A friend gave me some a while back and I don't know how, when, or why to use it

[vance71975]

What is amalayse (sp?) enzyme? A friend gave me some a while back and I don't know how, when, or why to use it

It Converts Starch in grain to a sugar that the yeast can ferment.

[markaberrant]

It Converts Starch in grain to a sugar that the yeast can ferment.

So do the enzymes already present in malted grain.

[beerking]

Generally, you would add it to a mash that contained a lot of low enzyme starches (rice or corn, plus others), to ensure conversion.