Seems possible. I'm thinking 5 lbs of two row, five pounds of raisin bran or the like. Probably need rice hulls for lautering. Would this work?
I have spoken to brewers who do this, they typically stick to one box of cereal. One guy in particular said that Grape Nuts went into the best Nut Brown he has made. Nothing wrong with trying, but with 50% of the grist being cereal I would imagine you would get a pretty low efficiency.
Tiroux said:I don't wanna be rude, but... why?
Raisin brand will cost you way more than wheat malt. Flaked or raw wheat is even cheaper. Plus there is sugar and artificial flavor in those cereals.
OClairBrew said:I have spoken to brewers who do this, they typically stick to one box of cereal. One guy in particular said that Grape Nuts went into the best Nut Brown he has made. Nothing wrong with trying, but with 50% of the grist being cereal I would imagine you would get a pretty low efficiency.
I'm interested in expanding the range of what's possible AND a subset of my friends (beer consumers) gravitate towards novel ingredients.
Tiroux said:It's not really novel ingredients.
If you put Grape Nuts because there's malted barley and wheat in it....
Well it's malted barley and wheat. Really not new stuff.
You better buy real brewing cereals that are the same, but cheaper, and certainly more dedicated to be brewed.
I brewed a porter with Reese's Puffs cereal for an Iron Brewer competition our club had. I ended up putting about 4 ounces in the mash and then soaked some in vodka and adding to the keg to adjust the flavor. Both the chocolate and the peanut butter flavor came out.
I'm not a big peanut butter fan but several of my neighbors liked it.
Tiroux said:Ok so back to my first question. Why?
well, your question was would it work.
the answer is yes.
my next novelty beer is going to be a prickly pear penzoil black pepper zinc strip india pale stout!
The prickly pear penzoil black pepper zinc strip IPA stout does seem like something a first year brewer would try to go for though... I've had my fair share of bad ideas.
Did they disintegrate in the keg and settle out? Or did you add the vodka to the keg?
That might work, except commercial cereals almost certainly rely on many food processing tricks to achieve their trademark 'taste'. Let's face it, they are nearly all marketing purely on the basis of taste. Even the 'low fat granola' versions. They rely on synthetic vitamins to make it look like it is a healthy food product, ala 'frosted mini wheats big nutrition' yah right, as if there could be a more dead processed food product to eat.
Oof. Rough thread. Seeing things more clearly after a couple pints of honey nut frosted mini-wheat saison. Thanks for the info and apologies to the offended.
"Hey guys, give me your input on this!"
"Worth a shot, but it's been done before, and will cost more"
"How dare you say anything negative!"
Ok seriously? I may just have my wits dulled by a few pints of Reno_NV's punkin ale, but that looks like a joke. But it does sound worth at least a pint.
He is the choosy beggar...
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