BuonAnno
Well-Known Member
Last night Im relaxing on the couch watching a ball game when my wife leans over from the computer and says, Hey when you do your pumpkin ale this year is there anyway you could malt the pumpkin seeds and add them to the mash? It may allow the yeast to create some unique esters.
Now let me say that I love my wife and she is incredibly supportive of this hobby and clears 5 hours a week for me to brew but . hearing this from her is like hearing a 2 month old child recite the Gettysburg Address. It just doesnt happen. So I ask why she would know to ask me that and she says that Dogfish Head announced they were brewing their Punkin Ale today and she read that they use malted seeds in their mash.
Well the first thing I did this morning was come here because I was positive someone had tried this but all I see are threads discussing adding them toasted to the secondary.
So my question to you all is, Has anyone tried malting the seeds before? If not, I feel as if I have an experiment on my hands!
Now let me say that I love my wife and she is incredibly supportive of this hobby and clears 5 hours a week for me to brew but . hearing this from her is like hearing a 2 month old child recite the Gettysburg Address. It just doesnt happen. So I ask why she would know to ask me that and she says that Dogfish Head announced they were brewing their Punkin Ale today and she read that they use malted seeds in their mash.
Well the first thing I did this morning was come here because I was positive someone had tried this but all I see are threads discussing adding them toasted to the secondary.
So my question to you all is, Has anyone tried malting the seeds before? If not, I feel as if I have an experiment on my hands!