Green bean beer
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Posted 20 October 2009 - 07:40 PM
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Posted 20 October 2009 - 10:12 PM
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Posted 21 October 2009 - 05:50 AM
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Posted 21 October 2009 - 06:04 AM
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Posted 21 October 2009 - 06:07 AM
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Posted 21 October 2009 - 06:58 AM
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Posted 21 October 2009 - 07:14 AM
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Posted 21 October 2009 - 07:19 AM
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Posted 21 October 2009 - 07:28 AM
That's what I'm talking about. Not something I'm gonna repeat, but fun to try once.drewseslu made a lentil beer a few years back. It was "interesting" and drinkable. Nothing that I would want to copy though.
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Posted 21 October 2009 - 07:38 AM
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Posted 21 October 2009 - 07:51 AM
Thank you much sir! Good call on the pre-cooking, I'll definitely do that. I'm planning on using Cluster hops, as they're mid-level Alpha and a pretty nuetral aroma. I have an English ale yeast cake ready to go, so I'll probably use that too. The last two beers I made with this yeast were pretty low on the ester profile and clean tasting, so it shouldn't sway the flavor too much.I suspect you'll need to cook them to get anything out of the beans. I'd chop them up and boil them until they are soft, then add to the mash. Based on the numbers from our resident Falcons fan it looks like they are a little over 50% carbs, so I'd assume you get up to a half pound of sugar from a pound of beans. A pound in 2 gallons may be a bit much- maybe a half pound? Something like 4 pounds of pale malt and a half pound of beans should get you around 1.050. I'd go with 20-25 IBU, with no flavor or aroma hops to cover up the green bean flavor.
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Posted 21 October 2009 - 08:15 AM
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Posted 21 October 2009 - 08:28 AM
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Posted 21 October 2009 - 09:37 AM
Right! Or... pick up some of that green bean extract that they sell at all the homebrew supply shops! Seriously, good luck with it. I hope you make what you're envisioning. Cheers.What if you just used the fluid from canned green beans? Just collect some from a couple cans and put it into secondary?
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Posted 21 October 2009 - 12:04 PM
That sounds like it would be the way to go. (I mean, if you really want to make green bean beer.) Could probably even puree them before adding to the mash. Wouldn't hurt to use some extra rice hulls to prevent sticking.Technically, it sounds a lot like making a pumpkin beer, which lots of folks have done. (Except, you know, nastier.) Look up some of the techniques used there and apply them to your veggie o' choice.I suspect you'll need to cook them to get anything out of the beans. I'd chop them up and boil them until they are soft, then add to the mash.
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Posted 21 October 2009 - 12:18 PM
I'd be really surprised if you could taste them at all after fermentation.Yeah, no problem, I can go smaller. You think the flavor would come through? I'm not looking for much sugar from them, just a slight GB flavor.
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Posted 21 October 2009 - 12:21 PM
that is what I was thinking....maybe take the idea of the green bean juice and add it to a secondary....but you want this done by halloween so you may not have time. Also, this sounds like the most disgusting alcoholic drink I can think of. I hate green beans...EDIT - or maybe a green bean extract with vodka???I'd be really surprised if you could taste them at all after fermentation.
Edited by DaBearSox, 21 October 2009 - 12:22 PM.
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Posted 21 October 2009 - 12:35 PM
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Posted 21 October 2009 - 01:06 PM
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Posted 21 October 2009 - 01:42 PM
...which might not be such a bad thing.I'd be really surprised if you could taste them at all after fermentation.
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