Hi! Long time lurker, first time poster. I'm tossing around the idea of
brewing up a batch using Edme Red Ale hopped extract, 5 cups corn sugar to
lighten it up a little, and Wyeast American Liquid Ale #1056. I'd like to
impart this with a slight hint of peanut aftertaste but from all of my
searches it doesn't appear that this has been tried by too many people.
Does this just sound to gross or something? Has anyone tried adding a
peanut flavor to a homebrewed beer before? Any suggestions on how I would
do it? I was thinking I could steep some peanuts in a grain bag but then
I'm not sure how much of the peanut flavor would even come out. I thought
about using either peanut butter or peanut oil but I'm not sure what kind of
effect that would have during fermentation or contamination, especially
since I'm sure there are some preservatives in peanut butter at least. What
do you think?

Chip

Chip wrote:[color=blue]
>
> Hi! Long time lurker, first time poster. I'm tossing around the idea of
> brewing up a batch using Edme Red Ale hopped extract, 5 cups corn sugar to
> lighten it up a little, and Wyeast American Liquid Ale #1056. I'd like to
> impart this with a slight hint of peanut aftertaste but from all of my
> searches it doesn't appear that this has been tried by too many people.
> Does this just sound to gross or something? Has anyone tried adding a
> peanut flavor to a homebrewed beer before? Any suggestions on how I would
> do it? I was thinking I could steep some peanuts in a grain bag but then
> I'm not sure how much of the peanut flavor would even come out. I thought
> about using either peanut butter or peanut oil but I'm not sure what kind of
> effect that would have during fermentation or contamination, especially
> since I'm sure there are some preservatives in peanut butter at least. What
> do you think?
>
> Chip[/color]

OK, first, yes it does sound gross! ;) One reason you don't want to
put peanuts directly in the beer is the oil..it will completely kill any
head the beer might have. Why not just eat peanuts when you drink the
beer?

--------->Denny
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Life begins at 60 - 1.060, that is.

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Well, to explain a little more, I had a beer one time that had a definitely
peanut after taste and at the time I thought it was really pretty awesome.
It was just a hint of peanuts in an otherwise basic American lager type
beer. Unfortunately I can't remember the brand now and I want to try and
recreate that same taste if possible. I know it sounds kind of weird but I
think if you tasted it you'd probably like it.

Chip

"Denny Conn" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> Chip wrote:[color=green]
> >
> > Hi! Long time lurker, first time poster. I'm tossing around the idea[/color][/color]
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> > brewing up a batch using Edme Red Ale hopped extract, 5 cups corn sugar[/color][/color]
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> > lighten it up a little, and Wyeast American Liquid Ale #1056. I'd like[/color][/color]
to[color=blue][color=green]
> > impart this with a slight hint of peanut aftertaste but from all of my
> > searches it doesn't appear that this has been tried by too many people.
> > Does this just sound to gross or something? Has anyone tried adding a
> > peanut flavor to a homebrewed beer before? Any suggestions on how I[/color][/color]
would[color=blue][color=green]
> > do it? I was thinking I could steep some peanuts in a grain bag but[/color][/color]
then[color=blue][color=green]
> > I'm not sure how much of the peanut flavor would even come out. I[/color][/color]
thought[color=blue][color=green]
> > about using either peanut butter or peanut oil but I'm not sure what[/color][/color]
kind of[color=blue][color=green]
> > effect that would have during fermentation or contamination, especially
> > since I'm sure there are some preservatives in peanut butter at least.[/color][/color]
What[color=blue][color=green]
> > do you think?
> >
> > Chip[/color]
>
> OK, first, yes it does sound gross! ;) One reason you don't want to
> put peanuts directly in the beer is the oil..it will completely kill any
> head the beer might have. Why not just eat peanuts when you drink the
> beer?
>
> --------->Denny
> --
> Life begins at 60 - 1.060, that is.
>
> Reply to denny_dot_g_dot_conn_at_ci_dot_eugene_dot_or_dot_us[/color]

Chip wrote:[color=blue]
>
> Well, to explain a little more, I had a beer one time that had a definitely
> peanut after taste and at the time I thought it was really pretty awesome.
> It was just a hint of peanuts in an otherwise basic American lager type
> beer. Unfortunately I can't remember the brand now and I want to try and
> recreate that same taste if possible. I know it sounds kind of weird but I
> think if you tasted it you'd probably like it.[/color]

I can't think of any beer style or ingredient that would impart a peanut
flavor...I wonder if the brewer did it intentionally?

---------->Denny

--
Life begins at 60 - 1.060, that is.

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I kinda doubt it was intentional but who knows. I've been able to find
peanut extract that is preservative free but you said something about the
oil ruining the head? Would you think that would apply to any oil based
additive? I guess I may ust have to try, I just hate to ruin 5 gallons of
perfectly good beer if there's no chance it would work. Have you ever heard
of any other type of additive that would impart a nutty type of taste?
Maybe it was a nutty taste and I just imagined the peanut part of it.

Chip

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> Chip wrote:[color=green]
> >
> > Well, to explain a little more, I had a beer one time that had a[/color][/color]
definitely[color=blue][color=green]
> > peanut after taste and at the time I thought it was really pretty[/color][/color]
awesome.[color=blue][color=green]
> > It was just a hint of peanuts in an otherwise basic American lager type
> > beer. Unfortunately I can't remember the brand now and I want to try[/color][/color]
and[color=blue][color=green]
> > recreate that same taste if possible. I know it sounds kind of weird[/color][/color]
but I[color=blue][color=green]
> > think if you tasted it you'd probably like it.[/color]
>
> I can't think of any beer style or ingredient that would impart a peanut
> flavor...I wonder if the brewer did it intentionally?
>
> ---------->Denny
>
> --
> Life begins at 60 - 1.060, that is.
>
> Reply to denny_at_projectoneaudio_dot_com[/color]

"Chip" <Chip@notmail.com> wrote in message
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> Well, to explain a little more, I had a beer one time that had a[/color]
definitely[color=blue]
> peanut after taste and at the time I thought it was really pretty awesome.
> It was just a hint of peanuts in an otherwise basic American lager type
> beer. Unfortunately I can't remember the brand now and I want to try and
> recreate that same taste if possible. I know it sounds kind of weird but[/color]
I[color=blue]
> think if you tasted it you'd probably like it.[/color]

I'm pretty new to this but I remember reading that oxidation can add a nutty
taste to wine, desirable when making a sherry but not a wine. Perhaps the
beer you had had oxidised slightly?

"I.C. Weener" <icweener@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<7KZhc.25380$mY3.11335@newssvr27.news.prodigy.com>...[color=blue]
> I kinda doubt it was intentional but who knows. I've been able to find
> peanut extract that is preservative free but you said something about the
> oil ruining the head? Would you think that would apply to any oil based
> additive? I guess I may ust have to try, I just hate to ruin 5 gallons of
> perfectly good beer if there's no chance it would work. Have you ever heard
> of any other type of additive that would impart a nutty type of taste?
> Maybe it was a nutty taste and I just imagined the peanut part of it.[/color]

Well now there are quite a few specialty toasted malts that can
contribute a certain nuttiness. Biscuit malt & Victory malt come to
mind...

_Randal

"I.C. Weener" wrote:[color=blue]
>
> I kinda doubt it was intentional but who knows. I've been able to find
> peanut extract that is preservative free but you said something about the
> oil ruining the head? Would you think that would apply to any oil based
> additive? I guess I may ust have to try, I just hate to ruin 5 gallons of
> perfectly good beer if there's no chance it would work. Have you ever heard
> of any other type of additive that would impart a nutty type of taste?
> Maybe it was a nutty taste and I just imagined the peanut part of it.[/color]

Yep, any kind of oil will kill the head. Back in the old days, when you
used to take a pail to the corner bar to get it filled with beer, a
favorite trick was to butter the pail first so that there would be no
head and you'd get more beer! Nutty flavors can be gooten (to various
extents) through the use of lightly roasted malts, like Victory for
instance.

-------->Denny
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Life begins at 60 - 1.060, that is.

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