cge0

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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6TGN-48YW2N1-8&_user=10&_coverDate=09%2F01%2F2003&_rdoc=1&_fmt= &_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_ver sion=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=f53cd7f21e1fda 75a3cfac08feb4ee22

According to this, common oyster mushroom mycelium can be used to ferment beverages, if treated like yeast.

ADH is an enzyme which functions in yeast and other alcoholic fermentation organisms to change acetaldehyde to ethanol via reduction. This restores NAD+ allowing fermentation to occur constantly.

So, who wants to make a test batch?
Oyster mushroom mycelium is readily available in sterile cultures. So that shouldn't be a problem.

denimglen

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Really interesting.

I don't know a whole lot about this sort of stuff but it doesn't really say that the end product is safe to consume. I'd be a little weary of the fermentation by-products.

But other than that, sounds like it could be a start to an awesome (or possibly horrible, who knows?) lot of new beers.

nchomebrew

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i came across shorts brewing in michigan during a search on the internet. i'm originally from michigan, but have never been to their pub. they did some brewing with mushrooms. looks a little funky to me, but to each his own. it's not listed in their brew list, but here is a link to some pics they took when making a test batch.

http://www.shortsbrewing.com/events/NMHBG_mushroom_ale_07/NMHBG_mushroom_ale_07.html

sirsloop

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-pass -LOL

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EdWort

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PseudoChef

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I've heard of people making sourdough starters for bread from mushrooms. I'm not sure if it's done like this, or if they're culturing wild yeast that is present on the mushrooms.

cge0

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They're using edible mushroom mycelium to do the work. Mycelium is kinda like yeast, it can exist in aqueous environments, and it eventually turns into a mushroom through various life stages when certain conditions are met. Mycelium basically takes the place of yeast. Though it won't fruit while in wort, atleast to my knowledge, as CO2 inhibits fruiting.

It's not making a beer with mushrooms, but using a mushroom in lieu of yeast.

pjj2ba

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I'll ask the guy in the Mushroom lab down the hall about this. I'm not a huge fan of Oyster mushrooms, but the Matsutake could be interesting. Maybe next time I brew, I could make a little extra wort and try it. I can probably get any mushroom spawn I want from down the hall.

chthonik

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Pleurotus ostreatus- the "white rot fungus"

I think I'll skip that one. Actually I'll skip them all, but the other two species are at least appetizing mushrooms!

Really, this is one of those things I'd be tempted to try just for the hell of it! I think the really interesting thing is the part about possible cancer fighting properties of the beer! Beer that's good for your body AND soul!

Alamo_Beer

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