lemongrass powder?

[antony]

just curious if anyone has experience with lemongrass powder. wife brought home a 5oz jar ("i thought you could brew with it") & I'm kinda stumped. i've never used lemongrass but know there's quite a few recipes around including it...just seems its the actual plant.

ideas? suggestions? what would you do?

 

[EclecticBrews]

Well, never seen lemongrass powder, but now I'll go looking for it for when my Asian markets don't have it fresh for my cooking.

Lemongrass is a great ingredient for cooking though I have never used it in a beer. It has many of the same oils we tend to live in citrusy hops: specifically myrcene and linalool. The herb also contains citral, nerol, limonene and beta-caryophyllene.

To your specific question... I would make a tea out of it to test and see how you would like it in say a White IPA or what have you. Maybe ½ - 1 teaspoon dissolved and steeped in 6oz near boiling water for a few minutes. Not sure how the powder translates to stalks - 1 tsp=1 stalk? 1tbsp=1 stalk?