Aldi Adjuncts - Flavoured Extracts 26/6

[Samuel Adams]

On sale tomorrow are some flavoured extracts that might be a good adition to some brews.
Assuming they have no preservatives.

They have; Almond, Vanilla, Maple, Chocolate, Coffee & Hazelnut
$3.50 for 100ml. Should get multiple brews out of that.

http://www.aldi.com.au/au/html/offers/2827_27302.htm

Choc Stout, Hazelnut Brown & Smoked Maple beers are on my to brew list now.

 

[Nick JD]

They're 35% alcohol. Cheaper than the minibar!

 

[brettprevans]

They're 35% alcohol. Cheaper than the minibar!

where dows it have the alc content? They changed liquor licence so that essences couldnt have alc if theu were sold in supermarkets. Remember hoyts essences?

 

[Bribie G]

Loved the old Queen Vanilla essence, nearly neat alcohol "keep away from naked flames".

Tip a 100ml in a maccas big thick shake and away you went. woot.

By agreement they quadrupled the price overnight as they were being abused. They even used to do a quarter litre in a hip flask bottle - suspicious, what.

edit: still available I believe, I'll be in Aldi tomorrow and will check. I can feel a thickshake coming on.

 

[Samuel Adams]

Do you guys think these will be ok to add to a brew ?

 

[Nick JD]

where dows it have the alc content? They changed liquor licence so that essences couldnt have alc if theu were sold in supermarkets. Remember hoyts essences?

I bought an orange essence bottle at coles the other day. 35% alc. Costs almost as much as a 50ml of Jack Daniels though!

 

[lukiferj]

Saw these in the brochure. Keen on a hazelnut brown ale, but now sold on the smoked maple too. Good call.

 

[Bribie G]

I bought an orange essence bottle at coles the other day. 35% alc. Costs almost as much as a 50ml of Jack Daniels though!

You could tip that into a Fanta and swig it. However you would end up smelling strongly like an orange utan

 

[Nick JD]

For $5.50 I'd rather get a Leffe Blonde!

 

[brettprevans]

Only choc, hazelnut and coffee at my local aldi. Picked up all 3. No mention of alc % on them

So can someone tell me how u know its 35%?

 

[Edak]

I bought all but the coffee one. The chocolate bottle says 35%, maple 30, vanilla 45, hazelnut 0, almond 50%

 

[brettprevans]

I bought all but the coffee one. The chocolate bottle says 35%, maple 30, vanilla 45, hazelnut 0, almond 50%

lmao off. The bottle I checked was the hazelnut one!
I still recon this stuff you be so sweet youd get sick if u tried drinking it. Good additive thougg. Will def be goig to another aldi to get the other ones

 

[Liam_snorkel]

If you're going to tip some into a beer do it with caution. The flavour is stronger than you might think. Try a drop or two in the bottom of a pint glass and scale it from there.
Once it's in you can't take it out.. Speaking from experience here :icon_cheers:

 

[Bribie G]

The vanilla costs out at about $24 for 700ml. Stick to vodka methinks. When I skulled the Queen stuff years ago SWMBO wanted to know why I smelled so strongly of ice cream . :lol:

 

[brettprevans]

I used a 45ml bottle of chocolate essence in 40L and agree its bloody strong. Made a great choc stout but it cant pass as anything other than choc stout.

 

[Samuel Adams]

Less is more seems to be the general consensus when adding these extracts.
I think I'll start with adding about 10ml for a 23L batch and go from there.

I'm starting with a Hazelnut Brown & a Choc Porter.

 

[doon]

I just added about 8 drops of hazelnut to half a pint and it was on the verge of taking over flavour wise.

Trial and scaling like said would be best!

I am thinking coffee hazelnut porter

 

[tiprya]

I got the hazelnut and the maple.

A maple bacon beer sounds amazing - does anyone have a recipe they've tried before?

 

[doon]

Rogue does one not sure if there is a recipe floating around

 

[tiprya]

Was thinking an amber ale with a truckload of smoked malt and the maple flavouring.