xevioso
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Hi. I have a weird question. I am not entirely new to brewing, after having brewed about 8 batches.
However, I recently returned from Thailand, where one can purchase large water beetles as a delicacy. Supposedly the real essence of these insects goes for many hundreds of dollars an ounce over there; a chemically equivalent artificial extract has been created called Mangdana Essence or Ca Cuong Essence and is available in specialty asian food shops here in the US.
I would like to make a "Bug Beer". My thought would be to purchase this stuff and add a few drops or more to the secondary. I wouldn't be making a tincture, I dont think, or putting any bugs into the mash...just using the essence, like one would add peach extract or something to the secondary.
Does anyone know if anyone has ever brewed a beer with insect extract? Has anyone heard of this being attempted and was it successful? Hopefully it will be tasty, but even if not, it might be interesting to try.
--J
However, I recently returned from Thailand, where one can purchase large water beetles as a delicacy. Supposedly the real essence of these insects goes for many hundreds of dollars an ounce over there; a chemically equivalent artificial extract has been created called Mangdana Essence or Ca Cuong Essence and is available in specialty asian food shops here in the US.
I would like to make a "Bug Beer". My thought would be to purchase this stuff and add a few drops or more to the secondary. I wouldn't be making a tincture, I dont think, or putting any bugs into the mash...just using the essence, like one would add peach extract or something to the secondary.
Does anyone know if anyone has ever brewed a beer with insect extract? Has anyone heard of this being attempted and was it successful? Hopefully it will be tasty, but even if not, it might be interesting to try.
--J