Yellow Tuxpeño
Yellow Tuxpeño is a heritage Mexican corn with deep, golden kernels and a bold corn-character. Its balance of dent and flint traits gives you fermentable richness with structure. Because it could be found across Mexico in a range of climates and growing conditions, it was well suited for seed breeding and was used to create the ubiquitous Yellow #2 breed of commodity corn grown throughout the US. Sold in 55 lb bags, it brings terroir, flavor, and pedigree to your mash or beer bill.
Yellow Tuxpeño (Tuxpeño Amarillo) hails from Chiapas and other Mexican growing zones, and is one of the foundational landraces that fed into modern yellow dent corn lines. Its genetic legacy is huge, yet the original Tuxpeño still carries bold, clear corn flavor that many modern hybrids have watered down. Use it when you want a striking, character-driven base without losing mash flexibility.
Flavor & Fermentation Profile
Kernels lean toward a mixed dent/flint structure: enough soft starch to ferment well, with harder endosperm helping body and texture.
Intensely corn-forward aromatics: sweet, grassy, “kernel” corn scent that cuts through rather than hides.
Good conversion potential and dependable fermentation behavior (when milled and mashed properly).
Because it’s a landrace, expect some kernel variation (white & yellow mix, occasional striping) that diversity can feed complexity.
Use Cases & Suggestions
As a primary corn in whiskey mash bills, it brings a strong corn voice with room for oak and barrel aging layers to shine.
Blend with flint or waxy corn types if you want to raise texture or mouthfeel without losing corn identity.
In beer / adjunct mashes, use moderate inclusion to support body, crispness, and corn character (especially in styles like cream ales, adjunct lagers, farmhouse ales).
Because it’s an ancestral line of many US hybrids, it works well in trials where heritage or terroir is part of the story.
Flavor Expectations in Final Product
Expect a distinct “corn” nose; fresh, slightly sweet, vegetal, with hints of popcorn or corn dough. On the palate you’ll find a crisp core of corn sweetness, supported by mild cream or doughy texture. It won’t swamp your barrels or malt backbone; instead it layers in as a clear contributor you can lean into. Over time, oak and aging will mellow it toward vanilla, dried-vegetal fades, or toasted grain.
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SPECIFICATIONS
| Region | Chiapas |
| Moisture | <13% |
| Kernel | Whole Kernel Non-GMO |