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If any other celiacs clicked this out of curiosity, it contains gluten. From another article - >It has a funny cylindrical shape that defies conventional milli
by TACIXAT 9y ago
If any other celiacs clicked this out of curiosity, it contains gluten. From another article -
>It has a funny cylindrical shape that defies conventional milling machines, and also contains a weird amount of gluten — too little to bake well with, too much to be marketed to people who avoid it.
- ch4s3 9y agoI wonder if it would be good for brewing. Irregular shape is fine, as you don't really want super fine milling, and gluten content isn't super relevant. If it has a strong flavor, it could be a neat way to add an extra dimension to beers, not to mention potentially lowering the environmental impact.
- anfractuosity 9y agoYup it sounds like someone is making beer with it, it says "A local microbrewery called Bang now makes a Kernza beer named Gold". I'm curious what it tastes like too! I haven't read the article in depth, but I wonder if like wheat when using large quantities of wheat in mash, if you need to add rice hulls to prevent a stuck sparge, not that, that is a big issue though.
- ch4s3 9y agoFrom the article, describing its use in pastry > tasted like nuts and crackers, coffee and grass I imagine you could make a killer amber or brown ale.
- anfractuosity 9y agoOoh neat, yeah I bet that could be awesome in a brown ale. Rather off topic, but you might be interested in this: https://www.sprowtlabs.com/2017/02/23/how-to-malt-at-home/ https://www.sprowtlabs.com/2017/02/23/how-to-malt-at-home/ (One day I'd like to try it, although first, to improve my basic beers :) Not sure how easy it is to get this grain though... ;)
- ch4s3 9y agolooks like a cool project
- TylerE 9y agoMight be interesting as part of a bourbon mashbill, too.
- deadmetheny 9y agoApparently, Patagonia makes a Kernza beer. https://www.patagoniaprovisions.com/pages/long-root-ale https://www.patagoniaprovisions.com/pages/long-root-ale