Thaumaturgist
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I'm just curious if any one knows if you could make a beer using wild rice? Any recipes? I go out ricing every fall, and I'm always looking for new things to do w/ the rice.
Thanks in advance!
Thanks in advance!
I don't know. I've never tried it. I know a buddy of mine has tried it and didn't like it though. I just thought it would be a novel project.sirsloop said:do you like sake? Thats basically rice brew...
orfy said:You can't make beer from rice. But you can use it as an adjunct (addition).
Where do you live?
Fish said:What does "ricing" entail? You go out hunting wild rice? Never heard of it.
Rhoobarb said:Perfect timing for this question, as I am doing my first ever wild rice lager this weekend! So, I've been doing some research on this. In fact, I was working on the recipe last night. I've thought about brewing a wild rice lager ever since I had James Page Boundry Waters Lager which was made with wild rice. I used to love it on a hot, sunny day. Sadly, JPB was bought out by some marketing types a few years ago and run into the ground.
Wild rice is a grass, not a really a 'rice' at all. It has to me harvested in paddies, usually in Minnesota, Michigan, northern Wisconsin and Cancada. From what I've read, you have to be licensed to do that. Because of that, it is expensive to brew with. I found it on sale at a local grocery this week for $12/lb. - and I'm using 1.5 lbs. (11%) in my recipe! I'm sure it would've been cheaper getting it by mail-order, but I was too lazy and shelled out the $$$. If you can get it cheap, do it! It is dark brown in color and adds a nutty flavor. Using 10%-20% in your grain bill is recomended.
BYO has some good info here.
Sounds like a good deal! Plus, you're outdoors and you've done it yourself!Thaumaturgist said:... I figure that if I buy the one day license I end up paying about $3.00 per pound, plus the day spent doing some hard labor...
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