Zul'jin
Well-Known Member
OK. So I love black jelly beans. They're my favorite flavor. I also love black licorice and Jagermeister, not surprisingly. I'd like to make a black jelly bean beer. This will be an extract brew.
So far, Revvy has suggested melting black jelly beans in a double boiler and someone else (hey, I have trouble with my own name, so...) suggested black licorice or licorice root.
I've put dried licorice root in a stout (or was it a porter?) and the licorice taste did not carry through. It was put it in as a late addition to the wort. This was a small pack. Like a fat dime bag worth.
Revvy also suggested a Belgian wit beer. I do like wheat beers. Sometimes. Some are just blah. Breckenridge Agave Wheat is great and the Widmer Brothers stuff is good to. Of course, so is Shiner Hefeweizen. I'm thinking something like that may be too lemony and orangery though. Maybe I'll melt some black jelly beans and put them in the Agave Wheat to get an idea. For sure, probably, I want a beer that doesn't have a flavor that over rides the black jelly beans or just doesn't go well. I'm thinking a neutral flavor beer. Yeah. OK.
Well, I'm off to search extract wit beer recipes. Now appreciating suggestions for the whole recipe.
So far, Revvy has suggested melting black jelly beans in a double boiler and someone else (hey, I have trouble with my own name, so...) suggested black licorice or licorice root.
I've put dried licorice root in a stout (or was it a porter?) and the licorice taste did not carry through. It was put it in as a late addition to the wort. This was a small pack. Like a fat dime bag worth.
Revvy also suggested a Belgian wit beer. I do like wheat beers. Sometimes. Some are just blah. Breckenridge Agave Wheat is great and the Widmer Brothers stuff is good to. Of course, so is Shiner Hefeweizen. I'm thinking something like that may be too lemony and orangery though. Maybe I'll melt some black jelly beans and put them in the Agave Wheat to get an idea. For sure, probably, I want a beer that doesn't have a flavor that over rides the black jelly beans or just doesn't go well. I'm thinking a neutral flavor beer. Yeah. OK.
Well, I'm off to search extract wit beer recipes. Now appreciating suggestions for the whole recipe.