A Brewing Candle?

[MetallHed]

My girlfriend absolutely loves the smell of grains and when I'm brewing the whole house smells great. She was wondering if anyone had found or made a brewing/grain scented candle.

Would it be possible to make one?





wait.....

.......How the eff do they make custom scent candles? :cross:

 

[pj_rage]

Damn you're lucky. My wife absolutely loathes the brewery smell. Got to be her least favorite smell in the world. Dagger!

You could always brew more when you want to smell that smell :rockin:

 

[HuronMan]

Some people simmer potpourri on the stove. Maybe use some spent or cheaper base grains and simmer them.

 

[MetallHed]

I have a warming plate for candles... maybe I could set a small container of wort on there? Or some wet, spent grain?

hmmm...

 

[MetallHed]

Damn you're lucky. My wife absolutely loathes the brewery smell. Got to be her least favorite smell in the world. Dagger!

You could always brew more when you want to smell that smell :rockin:

LOL ya I try to do that!

I am fortunate.. but it IS kind of embarassing at the LHBS when she just sticks her head in a pail of two-row and sits there sniffing it....

I suggested the idea of buying bulk grain and storing it at home and her eyes lit up, "you mean so I can smell it whenever I want to?!"

:cross:

 

[elkdog]

Some people simmer potpourri on the stove. Maybe use some spent or cheaper base grains and simmer them.

Hot Grape Nuts cereal gets you in the ballpark.

 

[Zamial]

I am fortunate.. but it IS kind of embarassing at the LHBS when she just sticks her head in a pail of two-row and sits there sniffing it....

Ok the grain "sniffing" really is not that weird. Lots of people like that smell.

I suggested the idea of buying bulk grain and storing it at home and her eyes lit up, "you mean so I can smell it whenever I want to?!"

This sounds like a PERFECT excuse to have a "grainery" to me. All you need is a few buckets and a grain mill. If she likes the smell of uncrushed and spent grain wait until she gets a whiff of the freshly crushed grains! You may be able to talk her into grinding them for you!

 

[MetallHed]

I should also state that she helps crush the grain at the LHBS and then proceeds to stick her head in the bag for the trip home..

 

[devilishprune]

I have a warming plate for candles... maybe I could set a small container of wort on there? Or some wet, spent grain?

hmmm...

This is not a good idea. Have you ever done a sour mash? If you have, imagine how much worse it would be if it were open to the environment and HEATED. It may smell good for an hour or two, but then you're going to get some crap growing in there that you really don't want.

 

[pj_rage]

Ah, are you talking strictly about the grain smell? That is a nice smell, I don't think my wife minds that. It's once you get that wort to a rolling boil, when it starts smelling like a brewery, that really gets to her.

Which one are you talking about there? The smell of the dry grains and/or mash, or the "brewery smell" during the boil?

 

[MetallHed]

mmm.. i guess either one..

I suppose she likes the fresh grains smell more.

I figured using spent grains might not work.. since it stinks on the compost pile in summer.

what about fresh grain?

 

[Revvy]

Did you actually try googling it??? You would be surprised what 5 seconds of google will net these days.....Just about everything under the sun is out there...for every kinda freak, it's all not about left handed midget clown porn you know...Sometimes it's about midget clowns also who like brewery scents.

Beer Scented Candle In Tin - Fresh Brewery Scent
Candles aren't just for gals you know!

Guys will love the fresh brewery fragrance that smells just like a cold one! Full scent concentration used throughout, so the candle smells just as good each time you burn it.

Can be ordered here.....http://www.thingsyouneverknew.com/p..._101208_ce4968707d63bef68d1b1ce5dde74e7d:0000

 

[gratus fermentatio]

You could try simmering a water & LME/DME mix like potpurri, or just put a warmer candle under it. You could do the same with a handfull of grain in some water too. You might look around your town or online for a scent maker. I've seen/smelled some scents designed to be worn by women that were pretty tasty, like oatmeal cookie. If you're willing to spend the money, there are custom scent makers that might be able to create a barley malt scent for you. Regards, GF.

 

[HoppyMaltPoet]

Yeah, like Revvy pointed out above there are definitely beer scented candles out there. My wife use to be big into craft candles, and her beer candles were one of her biggest sellers at local craft fairs. However, the beer scent wasn't a big seller. As one customer put it, "do you have a beer candle in other scents...Beer is one of the odors I am trying to cover up." (I think he was a college student). She made them in vanilla as well.

EDIT: I just called up my wife and asked her where she use to buy her scents from. Here is the site she used to buy some of her supplies from and the beer scent she use to buy.
http://newcart.candlesandsupplies.com/Store/Products/Candles/PID-SC-BEER.aspx

 

[MetallHed]

well..first I don't think fresh grains really smell like beer per say

second.. those would probably smell like the last swill in BMC cans after a college basement party...

I did google it and found those, btw, but I was looking for more "how to create a scent" instead of combining pre-made oils; no such luck so far.

I would have to try a few different things, I guess, I just figured that for every good idea I've ever come up with... someone has already made a bunch of money on it.

....like my "Lawn Pong" idea.... damn...

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Someone mention a midget?

 

[the_bird]

Did you actually try googling it??? You would be surprised what 5 seconds of google will net these days.....Just about everything under the sun is out there...for every kinda freak, it's all not about left handed midget clown porn you know...Sometimes it's about midget clowns also who like brewery scents.



Can be ordered here.....http://www.thingsyouneverknew.com/p..._101208_ce4968707d63bef68d1b1ce5dde74e7d:0000

Beer-smell isn't brewing. I'd wager that this candle smells like old BMC, anyway.

Not sure about the grain, but what about some of those hop essences that you can buy? Maybe something like the HopShot you can buy from Northern Brewer?

"CO2-extracted hop resin"

If you made your own candles, wonder about mixing in a shot of that in with the wax? It's not going to replicate the grain smell, but once you start adding hops they tend to dominate the smell of the boil anyway.

 

[HoppyMaltPoet]

well..first I don't think fresh grains really smell like beer per say

second.. those would probably smell like the last swill in BMC cans after a college basement party...

I did google it and found those, btw, but I was looking for more "how to create a scent" instead of combining pre-made oils; no such luck so far.

I would have to try a few different things, I guess, I just figured that for every good idea I've ever come up with... someone has already made a bunch of money on it.

....like my "Lawn Pong" idea.... damn...

They don't smell as bad as you might think. However I would probably agree that they don't smell like fresh malted barley grains. Or really any beer I have drank. They have a sweeter scent and much more floral scent then anything I have smelled. Granted my wife hasn't made candles in over 3 years so I am trying to remember back that far.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Beer-smell isn't brewing. I'd wager that this candle smells like old BMC, anyway.

Not sure about the grain, but what about some of those hop essences that you can buy? Maybe something like the HopShot you can buy from Northern Brewer?

"CO2-extracted hop resin"

If you made your own candles, wonder about mixing in a shot of that in with the wax? It's not going to replicate the grain smell, but once you start adding hops they tend to dominate the smell of the boil anyway.

I don't think that will work either. Burning hops smells like weed.

I think the closest you are going to get to something that smells like brewing would be a candle that smells of bread.

 

[Revvy]

Beer-smell isn't brewing. I'd wager that this candle smells like old BMC, anyway.

I'm fully aware of the distinction BUT what is the title of the candle? I do believe they titled their product,

Fresh Brewery Scent

Whether we agree or not, or have ACTUALLY even smelled it or are just "wagering" what it smells like, it is what they are calling it.

There are other "Beer scented" candles out there, but this one made that distinction in their name.

I'm just sayin....

 

[Revvy]

There's an old scent extraction trick that used to be done with Jasmine in the perfum industry...it has also been done it cooking to extract certain things, INCLUDING FYI making BACON flavored/scented vodkas.

I think the process could be used to at least extract hop scent/aroma...but might be able to be adapted to capture the "brew day aroma."

I know you could get hop aroma this way.

This fact makes jasmine flowers especially appropriate for an extraction process known as enfleurage, or fat maceration. In this process fat absorbs the volatile aromatic compounds from the living flower over several hours. When the fat becomes saturat ed, the aroma is then extracted from the fat rather than directly from the flower.

The enfleurage extraction process begins with the hand-picking of the jasmine flowers after they open at night. Harvest takes place all the way through to morning, before the sun drives the aroma from the flowers. The freshly picked blooms are laid out on panes of fat covered glass, stacked so the aromatic volatiles don't escape into the air. This ensures that every molecule of essential oil is absorbed by the fat. This process is repeated for several days with successive layers of fresh flowers, until the fat is thoroughly saturated with aroma.

The saturated fat is next melted under very low heat, then filtered. In traditional enfleurage the aromatic compounds are extracted from the fat with alcohol. The alcohol is then gently distilled away to leave behind the pure essence. To make this proc ess more efficient, much fat is now extracted with solvents for a higher yield of oil. The final product of this process is an absolute.

On possibilty would be to have a tray of a clean fat, like even crisco, suet or pure lard (or maybe trying to refine it/clarify it further like making ghee), and suspend that above the brew kettle (might be easier on a stove top brewing setup) during the entire boil to pick up all the aromas during the boil.

Then maybe add some more hops to a fat setup to get some of those aromas.

Then add those to scented fats melted wax.

One might even try laying grains on a bed of it for awhile.

I first red about this in Tom Robbin's Novel Jitterbug Perfume, and tired it as a kid with lilacs that grew in our back yard, and was surprised at how good it worked. I had a little chemistry set, and I think I even burned the fat in the alcohol spirit lamp.

Here is a detailed DIY on the process...For a flamable oil, I would leave it at the "pomade" stage and add it to wax, BUT if you went to the alcohol step, you could make your wifey some nice Brew Room Perfume

http://www.motherearthnews.com/Do-It-Yourself/1976-07-01/Lets-Enfleurage.aspx

 

[maddprofessor]

There's an old scent extraction trick that used to be done with Jasmine in the perfum industry...it has also been done it cooking to extract certain things, INCLUDING FYI making BACON flavored/scented vodkas.

I think the process could be used to at least extract hop scent/aroma...but might be able to be adapted to capture the "brew day aroma."

I know you could get hop aroma this way.

...
Here is a detailed DIY on the process...For a flamable oil, I would leave it at the "pomade" stage and add it to wax, BUT if you went to the alcohol step, you could make your wifey some nice Brew Room Perfume

http://www.motherearthnews.com/Do-It-Yourself/1976-07-01/Lets-Enfleurage.aspx

I actually had a kit when I was in middle school that had a mini still for making perfume. It was basically la large jar with a copper coil coming out of a cork on top. It called for mixing a large amount of flowers or whatever with cricso and heating it in a pot of boiling water and then adding vodka and distilling it. Sadly it didn't work. The alcohol didn't make it out of the contraption. After taking organic chemistry in college I figured out how some foil would have made it work and tried to find it but apparently I had gotten rid of it. Who would have thought they would sell stills to children at educational toy stores?

I found this which looks similar to what I had: http://vinoinc.com/VinoPerfumeKit.html