Oops! All Beeries - purple pale ale

[Joewalla88]

Had an idea for something. I've heard of people using kids cereals before, so I thought this would be fun. Used loral hops too, because I kept reading about how they tasted like fruity pebbles.

 

[Yesfan]

Yep, definitely will be watching this thread to see how it turns out for you. I had a similar idea for a chocolate stout using Hershey's Special Dark.

Let us know how it turns out.

 

[Joewalla88]

Yep, definitely will be watching this thread to see how it turns out for you. I had a similar idea for a chocolate stout using Hershey's Special Dark.

Let us know how it turns out.

I love the special dark mini bars, like the Halloween fun size. You should do that.

 

[bracconiere]

i can't tell from the pic, what are you using to convert the cereal? malt or enzymes?

 

[Joewalla88]

i can't tell from the pic, what are you using to convert the cereal? malt or enzymes?

Just malt, its 2lbs of light Munich and 6.5 of 2 row, with 1.5 lbs of cereal. The cereal balls all floated to the top at first, I thought it looked funny.

 

[bracconiere]

Just malt, its 2lbs of light Munich and 6.5 of 2 row, with 1.5 lbs of cereal. The cereal balls all floated to the top at first, I thought it looked funny.

probably should have boiled them first to gel the starch.....not sure if they use corn or wheat for them.

 

[Yesfan]

probably should have boiled them first to gel the starch.....not sure if they use corn or wheat for them.

From the website:

Corn Flour, Sugar, Oat Flour, Brown Sugar, Palm and/or Coconut Oil, Salt, Sodium Citrate, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Malic Acid, Red 40, Blue 1, Reduced Iron, Yellow 5, Niacinamide*, Thiamin Mononitrate*, BHT (to preserve freshness), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride*, Riboflavin*, Folic Acid*.

*One of the B Vitamins

 

[NitrogenWidget]

I would of thought you would of ground the cereal up for the mash.

 

[bracconiere]

Corn Flour,

should have been boiled then, corn doesn't gel at mash temps....

 

[ba-brewer]

Could of used ****erry cereal and made a Blue Mountain Pale.

should have been boiled then, corn doesn't gel at mash temps....

I would think the baking process would convert the starches.

 

[bracconiere]

I would think the baking process would convert the starches.

not unless there's water present....the point is to bring them into solution so the enzymes can act....

 

[ba-brewer]

The flour(s) would of been mixed with some sort of liquid then extruded and baked some how to form the balls.

 

[Joewalla88]

From the website:

Corn Flour, Sugar, Oat Flour, Brown Sugar, Palm and/or Coconut Oil, Salt, Sodium Citrate, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Malic Acid, Red 40, Blue 1, Reduced Iron, Yellow 5, Niacinamide*, Thiamin Mononitrate*, BHT (to preserve freshness), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride*, Riboflavin*, Folic Acid*.

*One of the B Vitamins

Well, that's great because I was really thinking of this as more of a B vitamin addition anyway.

 

[bracconiere]

The flour(s) would of been mixed with some sort of liquid then extruded and baked some how to form the balls.

guess you're right...

 

[Joewalla88]

I would of thought you would of ground the cereal up for the mash.

I thought about it, but then I figured it would just turn to mush in the mash anyway, and then I could stir it in, which is what ended up happening. I honestly wasnt thinking about the conversion being an issue. I was more concerned about the extra sugar from the cereal itself.

 

[NitrogenWidget]

I thought about it, but then I figured it would just turn to mush in the mash anyway, and then I could stir it in, which is what ended up happening. I honestly wasnt thinking about the conversion being an issue. I was more concerned about the extra sugar from the cereal itself.

I wasn't even going to try and tackle conversion.
I was just thinking of added sugar and flavor.

 

[Joewalla88]

Yeah, pretty much.

I wasn't even going to try and tackle conversion.
I was just thinking of added sugar and flavor.

 

[TandemTails]

any updates on the color of the beer? This sounds hilarious.

 

[Joewalla88]

any updates on the color of the beer? This sounds hilarious.

It was a grayish purple going into the fermenter. Hoping it looks more purplish after it ferments and clears.

 

[Joewalla88]

It's pretty good? A sweet pale ale. I like it. Kinda bummed how much the color dropped out (like completely). The hostess donuts in the back ground give me another idea though.

 

[lowtones84]

Amazing. Whether or not the corn got converted, there's certainly plenty of sugar and other nonsense. Served in the nonic pint for style, I see.

 

[Joewalla88]

Amazing. Whether or not the corn got converted, there's certainly plenty of sugar and other nonsense. Served in the nonic pint for style, I see.

It's one if the biggest glasses I have. It's how I tell myself I've only had one or two without feeling like a lush. I think there was some conversion, just not sure how much. I can't complain. I really like it, although wonder if some of the other ingredients might have had an effect on head retention because at this point it's at about a zero.

 

[lowtones84]

The palm/coconut oil. Instead head killer.

 

[Joewalla88]

That's bull crap! Dont they know that there's a weirdo trying to make beer with their product. Fools!

 

[Leezer]

I had a similar idea for a chocolate stout using Hershey's Special Dark.

I just did this, still in fermenter now, can’t wait to try it.

 

[Joewalla88]

I just did this, still in fermenter now, can’t wait to try it.

Nice. Keep us posted!

 

[ba-brewer]

I had a bowl of lucky charms today, made the milk a purple color. Just passing it along.

 

[bracconiere]

Dont they know that there's a weirdo

you're not weird...the people who drink water are!

 

[NitrogenWidget]

so,
we want to secondary with the cereal?

 

[Joewalla88]

so,
we want to secondary with the cereal?

I would definitely dry cereal next time.