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I 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 h
by ch4s3 9y ago
I 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