with or without solubles
The ethanol production process involves grinding corn and adding hot water to form a mash. Enzymes convert the corn starch to sugar, which is released into water for distillation and recovery. After the starch is removed, the remaining grain components are concentrated to three times the values found in corn grain, resulting in distillers grains.
Varieties of distillers grains
Distillers grains can exist as wet distillers grains (WDG), partially dried modified distillers grains (MDG) and dried distillers grains (DDG). When solubles are added to the grain, these feed products may be marketed as WDGS, MDGS and DDGS.
The composition of distillers grains can vary from plant to plant. On average, WDGS are 30%-35% solids, MDGS are 45%-50% solids and DDGS are 88%-92% solids.
