olllllo said:Heather, spruce tips, rosemary...
and yet we give the lemon and lime the snob treatment.
Just throwing that out there.
I've had Midas Touch and read the BYO article about it. While there is very little hops flavor and aroma there is some used by Dogfish Head for bitterness and to make it more like beer for commercialization.the_bird said:What about that beer that Dogfish Head makes, the one that's supposedly based on a recipe from thousands of years ago? Is that Midas Touch, am I thinking of the right one? I haven't tried that, but I'm pretty sure it's hop-free.
Is this similar to elderflowers which are sold by most wine making shops?Duffey said:Buds from elderberry bushes can be used for bittering. They have a nice and unique aroma. Use the big spear-shaped buds and crush them a little first before putting them into the boil.
Originally posted by the_bird
What about that beer that Dogfish Head makes, the one that's supposedly based on a recipe from thousands of years ago? Is that Midas Touch, am I thinking of the right one? I haven't tried that, but I'm pretty sure it's hop-free.
Brewtopia said:I believe you're thinking of
Chateau Jiahu
In keeping with historic evidence, Dogfish brewers used pre-gelatinized rice flakes, Wildflower honey, Muscat grapes, barley malt, hawthorn fruit, and Chrysanthemum flowers. The rice and barley malt were added together to make the mash for starch conversion and degredation. The resulting sweet wort was then run into the kettle. The honey, grapes, Hawthorn fruit, and Chrysanthemum flowers were then added. The entire mixture was boiled for 45 minutes, then cooled. The resulting sweet liquid was pitched with a fresh culture of Sake yeast and allowed to ferment a month before the transfer into a chilled secondary tank.
It is available here in WA but I have yet to try it.
Sorry, I don't know. I would imagine that the flowers are similar to hop cones in their structure, so maybe the flowers do work.CBBaron said:Is this similar to elderflowers which are sold by most wine making shops?
Craig
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