Be afraid.... (chanterelle beer)

[neovox]

Interesting thread. I've contemplated a mushroom beer several times but have yet to do one. This one sounds like a fantastic candidate.

 

[merkinman]

thanks Denny for the info. I will try with dried first and with fresh this summer

How did it come out? I've been collecting and xryi g for a few months now. They are just so few and far between in GA to collect big stashes, so I dry as I go.

 

[merkinman]

I brewed my first attempt at a Chanterelle Beer Yesterday.
The main batch is an Extra Pale Ale (15 gals), but for five gallons worth, I made adjustments and added my shrooms (see additions under "Chanterelle Saison":

XPA:
Malts
25 lbs pilsner
5 lbs wheat
5ml Lactic acid in mash (no other water treatment needed)

Ten Gallons Strike Water

Hops
1oz galaxy ( 14% AA) 60 min
2oz Saaz (2.8% AA) 45 min
2oz Saaz (2.8% AA ) 30 min
2oz Saaz ( 2.8% AA) 15 min

Yeast US-05
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Chanterelle Saison

Boiled in wort for 5 minutes:
1lb D 45 Candi Syrup
2.25 0z dried Chanterelles

Yeast: WLP 550

14.5 oz Vacuum Packed Frozen Chantrelles in secondary

 

[merkinman]

 

[Unicorn_Platypus]

This is really interesting! I'm an avid mushroom hunter and chanterelles are hands down my favourite mushroom. Last summer I picked more than 60# of chanterelle

I have a couple of questions:

I dried alot of chanterelle last summer and powdered them and use as seasoning. how much of dried should I use? I'm thinking 3-4oz? (since shrooms is about 90% water)

Was 2# enough or one could use more without becoming overpowering?

thanks for sharing this was great inspiration

Howdy! Did you end up using the dried Chanterelle powder?

I'm traveling to Europe to brew a collaboration with a friend and want to use the dried stuff as I can't travel with fresh.

My plan is to add them like dry hops.

Did this end up working out for you & how much did you add?