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07-10-2009, 07:47 PM
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Tomato beer
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We have a ton of tomatoes in the garden. Anyone done a tomato beer? I have mixed tom juice with beer, but never seen a tomato beer.
Would the acid from the tomatoes be too high for the yeast? They do not have a lot of starch, but do have a good bit of sugar when ripe. I do not think they produce pectin when cooked.
just off the cuff, I was thinking:
8# 2-row
1/2 # roasted
1/2 # 40L
5 # whole ripe tomatoes roasted in the oven at 250 for an hour or so, then into the fermenter.
1 oz chinook for bittering
3/4 oz Pearle? or ?? flavor
1/4 oz ?? dry.
Maybe some basil, or lemon zest?
thoughts?
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07-10-2009, 07:52 PM
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You would definitely want to look at PH when doing this. Mama Mia Pizza Beer comes to mind. It's the only beer that I outright refuse to drink. 
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07-10-2009, 08:04 PM
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I gotta say.. I love tomatos and basil for that matter, but I dislike "red" beers (adding v8/clamato to beer).
I think if you went light on the tomato and basil, it might be an interesting beer to drink. Is it any more acidic then adding oranges to a brew? I say give it a shot.. im curious now!
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07-10-2009, 08:38 PM
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Yeast is good down to about a pH of 2. I am sure you'll be fine, although I have no idea how acidic tomato juice is.
I have had a clamato beer that was pretty good, if you like clamato. I am guessing it will end up tasting like a bloody mary.
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07-10-2009, 08:54 PM
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Hmm. maybe fresh horseradish in the secondary, and a bit of tamarind to give it a bit of bloody Mari flavor. My wife's name is Mari.
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07-10-2009, 10:12 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sean
Hmm. maybe fresh horseradish in the secondary, and a bit of tamarind to give it a bit of bloody Mari flavor. My wife's name is Mari.
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sounds like you have plans. j/k
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07-10-2009, 10:14 PM
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Tomato's and beer has always sounded terrible to me.
Good luck with your experiments though...
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07-10-2009, 10:20 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sean
Hmm. maybe fresh horseradish in the secondary, and a bit of tamarind to give it a bit of bloody Mari flavor. My wife's name is Mari.
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Your wife tastes like tamarind? |
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07-11-2009, 02:13 AM
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ummm...how about making normal beer and using the tomatoes to make pizza sauce from scratch....
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