Potter1
Well-Known Member
So I thought I was going to be smart and make a granola wheat beer. You know, mash with things that could be in granola. So we have wheat, barley (of course) oats, and a little honey thrown in at the end of the boil. Then I get this bright Idea, "I'll really make it hippy if I use some Kasha!" For those who dont know, kasha is toasted buckwheat or some such thing. Just used a little bit, like 1/4 lb.
Well, the ferment was great, (forbidden fruit) aged nicely in the keg, and I tapped it tonight after my Mild kicked.
Let me take you through a sip, step by step:
Oh, smells kind of fruity
Nicely carbed. cool, kind of refreshing
MMM, the yeast really picked up some of the spices I threw in the kettle at FO
Balanced bitterness
But........
Whats this?
Oh I know!
ASS!!!!!!!!!!
Thats right, kasha kind of tastes like ass. Alot. It is so sad because everything else is great, just this damn kasha. And it's not just me, nay nay, I had some other folks try it, and the look on their faces, from enjoyment to utter horror, proved it. I just wish I hadn't been so experimental that day.
Oh well win some lose some, this might water the lawn tomorrow.
had to rant
Well, the ferment was great, (forbidden fruit) aged nicely in the keg, and I tapped it tonight after my Mild kicked.
Let me take you through a sip, step by step:
Oh, smells kind of fruity
Nicely carbed. cool, kind of refreshing
MMM, the yeast really picked up some of the spices I threw in the kettle at FO
Balanced bitterness
But........
Whats this?
Oh I know!
ASS!!!!!!!!!!
Thats right, kasha kind of tastes like ass. Alot. It is so sad because everything else is great, just this damn kasha. And it's not just me, nay nay, I had some other folks try it, and the look on their faces, from enjoyment to utter horror, proved it. I just wish I hadn't been so experimental that day.
Oh well win some lose some, this might water the lawn tomorrow.
had to rant