Anyone have experience in using this within a bait soak for a bait with a decent amount of cereal in it?
Particularly alpha-amylase?
Particularly alpha-amylase?
In reply to Post #1
Yes, I've experimented with alpha quite a bit and tbh as a glug it doesn't really do a lot for a bait. At best it may convert some starch to maltose but this is much easier replicated by coating frozen baits in a sugar solution. On the other hand alpha rolled into a bait with higher cereal levels is quite effective in terms that it increases solubility and aids digestion and imo really helps a bait to begin to ferment.
Yes, I've experimented with alpha quite a bit and tbh as a glug it doesn't really do a lot for a bait. At best it may convert some starch to maltose but this is much easier replicated by coating frozen baits in a sugar solution. On the other hand alpha rolled into a bait with higher cereal levels is quite effective in terms that it increases solubility and aids digestion and imo really helps a bait to begin to ferment.
In reply to Post #2
Where can you buy amylase from?
Where can you buy amylase from?
In reply to Post #3
It's readily available from homebrew shops as either ritchies amylase which is temp stable upto 60c or alcotec amylase which will go upto 90c..
It's readily available from homebrew shops as either ritchies amylase which is temp stable upto 60c or alcotec amylase which will go upto 90c..
In reply to Post #2
Thanks for the feedback. I had suspected the impact in a bait soak would not have been as effective.
What levels did you use in the rolled bait?
Thanks for the feedback. I had suspected the impact in a bait soak would not have been as effective.
What levels did you use in the rolled bait?
In reply to Post #5
I normally use around half a gram of the alcotec in a kilo but imo the prep is more important, if you do have go with it then try replacing some egg with water as it gives the enzyme easier mobility to do it's job. Just for a bit of fun and if you're making a birdie then give ground malted barley a go with a bit of chocolate flavour, upto 10% will hydrolise plenty of starch due to its inherent amylase content and gives that lovely malted taste.
I normally use around half a gram of the alcotec in a kilo but imo the prep is more important, if you do have go with it then try replacing some egg with water as it gives the enzyme easier mobility to do it's job. Just for a bit of fun and if you're making a birdie then give ground malted barley a go with a bit of chocolate flavour, upto 10% will hydrolise plenty of starch due to its inherent amylase content and gives that lovely malted taste.