Beer Ice Cream

[GrumpyPaul]

I was sent this today....

http://laughingsquid.com/ben-jerrys-partners-with-new-belgium-brewing-to-create-a-shared-theme-ice-cream-and-ale/

pfft - been there done that.

Only last weekend enjoyed some HB American Brown Ale Ice Cream.

Very easy to make your own beer ice cream if you've got one of those Cuisinart Ice Cream makers.

 

[Dae Tripper]

Well spill the beans GrumpyPaul, how do you make it?

 

[TimT]

I'd imagine you could just make a normal icecream base substituting some of the milk with beer, and using more cream since the alcohol will tend not to freeze.

 

[GrumpyPaul]

Easy....

You Google "Beer Ice Cream recipe" and open the first link.

http://www.theawl.com/2012/06/how-to-make-beer-ice-cream

I did a double batch of this recipe to make 1.5 litres.

It was good but next time I might try cut back on the sugar - it was very sweet.

 

[TimT]

I've made hop icecream, there you have the opposite problem as the hops tend to soak up moisture and when it freezes it gets a bit too hard.

 

[seamad]

I've made "beer" ice cream by steeping some xtal in the hot milk cream mix for awhile, little bit of DME and then bunging in some galaxy flowers for a short steep before chilling. Pretty tasty, and don't need any/much sugar because of the malt. Have had various types of ice cream machines over the years, and the only way to go is a compressor machine, ***** on the freezer types.

 

[mstrelan]

I made these Oatmeal Stout Ice Cream Sandwiches and they were amazing.

1. Brew oatmeal stout
2. Make oatmeal stout ice cream
3. Make oatmeal stout cookies
4. Combine ice cream and cookies
5. Serve with a pint of oatmeal stout

 

[NewtownClown]

Shamless plug.
My beer ice creams and sorbets are available at the Botany View Hotel, Newtown as part of Sydney Craft Beer Week - as is my Brickworks Ale

 

[TimT]

I've made "beer" ice cream by steeping some xtal in the hot milk cream mix for awhile, little bit of DME and then bunging in some galaxy flowers for a short steep before chilling.

That's really interesting, Seamad. I've got a collection of very old, pre-19th century recipes in my house and like to refer to those sort of recipes online often too. They often seem to draw on skills like this. For instance, it seems quite possible to me that old favourites like frumenty - cracked wheat that has been 'boiled', often with the addition of milk or eggs - often went through a kind of mash. (Other recipes seem to draw on several traditions at once - for instance, syllabub - cream that has been curdled with a sweet wine - was traditionally said to have been made by milking directly into a barrel of cider. So that's both a kind of brewing and cheesemaking at once). Experiments like your icecream one could yield some very impressive results, IMO, since you could get enzymes like amylase from both the malted grain, from the eggs, and from the milk.

There's an icecream/gelato shop in Carlton that I'm pretty sure sells malt-sweetened icecream. It's delicious. It has a smoothness and an enhanced creaminess to it that come from the gentle malt flavours.

 

[thylacine]

re: Beer ice-cream


U Medvídků - Prague
http://michellewranik.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Beer_experiences_in_Prague.pdf

 

[GrumpyPaul]

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[Mardoo]

Gotta say GP's Brown Beer Ice Cream went down a treat as a spider with his Red IPA. The ice cream really brought out the maltiness of the IPA, and the hop bitterness really balanced the sweetness of the ice cream. I was kind of surprised how well the hop flavours worked with the creaminess of the ice cream. As a former pastry chef I found the combo pretty inspiring!

 

[roastinrich]

This has got to be the best beer Ice cream I have ever had.
Great balance of sweetness, roast and hop bitterness.
Goes great with a Westy 12!