10_degrees_play-doh
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Every once in a while I'm compelled to brew a beer around a name or concept. So a while back I came up with the name Blutlager (Blut being German for blood/gore). It was originally just going to be a deep red lager, but then I thought back to some earlier homebrewing days of doing weird, fun stuff like "stir with a bayonet" and "add a small stick," and thought "What if I stir it with a bone?"
So, if I was to try this, I figure the safe bet would be to pre boil said bone and get the marrow out. But I can't help but wonder if the marrow wouldn't actually ruin the beer if I tried to brew with it... My main concern if I did try would be the fats/lipids. Would lipase, say from a cheesemaking kit, break them down sufficiently to mitigate the negative impact they'd have?
I know it sounds like a good way to ruin a perfectly good beer but if anyone has any ideas to deal with the lipids, I may just feel crazy enough to give it a shot...
So, if I was to try this, I figure the safe bet would be to pre boil said bone and get the marrow out. But I can't help but wonder if the marrow wouldn't actually ruin the beer if I tried to brew with it... My main concern if I did try would be the fats/lipids. Would lipase, say from a cheesemaking kit, break them down sufficiently to mitigate the negative impact they'd have?
I know it sounds like a good way to ruin a perfectly good beer but if anyone has any ideas to deal with the lipids, I may just feel crazy enough to give it a shot...