The following is from my blog entry in April.
Yep, you read the title correctly. Rhubarb.
My olds had a massive rhubarb plant/bush/tree when I was growing up. Used to have it for breakfast.
Love the sourness which is probably also why I love sauerkraut, salt, frozen margaritas.........
Anyway, I took the kids to the plant nursery today to pick out some plants to make a little vege garden for them. Got all the usual suspects like Lettuce, Carrots etc, and then I spied Rhubarb. Had to have it.
Got home, showed them how to make a garden, planted all the seeds, then got thinking about the rhubarb.
I wonder if rhubarb could be combined with beer ? Logical thought for a brewer isn't it ?
Well I'll be damned. There is even a commercial Rhubarb beer.
Ruddles make one
of someone drinking it.
mmmmm, still tempted ? Of course.
I wonder if someone has done it on a home brewing scale ? Yep
I wonder if it was any good ? Can't have been too bad
Well that is two. Any others ?
From the BeerAdvocate forum
So, if i'm lucky enough that the single rhubarb plant doesn't die (or get eaten by the rabbits roaming our neighbourhood), I'm thinking a rhubarb weizen/wit/berliner weize will be my next experiment.
I can see the colour and taste it already.
Doc
Yep, you read the title correctly. Rhubarb.
My olds had a massive rhubarb plant/bush/tree when I was growing up. Used to have it for breakfast.
Love the sourness which is probably also why I love sauerkraut, salt, frozen margaritas.........
Anyway, I took the kids to the plant nursery today to pick out some plants to make a little vege garden for them. Got all the usual suspects like Lettuce, Carrots etc, and then I spied Rhubarb. Had to have it.
Got home, showed them how to make a garden, planted all the seeds, then got thinking about the rhubarb.
I wonder if rhubarb could be combined with beer ? Logical thought for a brewer isn't it ?
Well I'll be damned. There is even a commercial Rhubarb beer.
Ruddles make one
of someone drinking it.
mmmmm, still tempted ? Of course.
I wonder if someone has done it on a home brewing scale ? Yep
I wonder if it was any good ? Can't have been too bad
Well that is two. Any others ?
From the BeerAdvocate forum
email JavaJoe
Providence, Rhode Island
Posted: Jun 27, 2007 - 12:36:53 UTC (10 months ago)
I just finished transferring my second batch of "Rhu-Brew" into secondary last night. I'm a big fan of the stuff--a Belgian wheat/wit serves as the base, lightly hopped with hallertau and styrian goldings. The trick is putting the juice of 2-3 lbs of rhubarb (cooked down, thinned with about a quart of water, and then strained through cheesecloth) in at secondary. It produces a delightfully tart, refreshing summer brew, and helps clear up the back-yard rhubarb patch.
So, if i'm lucky enough that the single rhubarb plant doesn't die (or get eaten by the rabbits roaming our neighbourhood), I'm thinking a rhubarb weizen/wit/berliner weize will be my next experiment.
I can see the colour and taste it already.
Doc
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