Type Of Wattle Seed Used In Beer ?

[albrews]

hi, can someone help with the variety of wattle (acacia plant) seed used in beer making. and also suggest a supplier.

cheers, alan

 

[braufrau]

hi, can someone help with the variety of wattle (acacia plant) seed used in beer making. and also suggest a supplier.

cheers, alan

There's a number of species used for food, but the most common one marketed is acacia victoriae which,
when roasted, has the coffee/nutty flavour.
You want the seeds not the plant?? The plant is easy to grow but thorny and not very pretty.
Try here ... http://www.outbackchef.com.au/product_info...84b0af81913c752
http://www.nirmalaskitchen.com/australia_tin1.php

-braufrau

 

[albrews]

There's a number of species used for food, but the most common one marketed is acacia victoriae which,
when roasted, has the coffee/nutty flavour.
You want the seeds not the plant?? The plant is easy to grow but thorny and not very pretty.
Try here ... http://www.outbackchef.com.au/product_info...84b0af81913c752
http://www.nirmalaskitchen.com/australia_tin1.php

-braufrau

hi braufrau,,
thanks for the info, and i will award you with a gold star for the contribution.

cheers ,alan

 

[Weizguy]

FWIW,

Baron's Brewing make a Black Wattle ale, which I tasted last October at The Rocks Aussie beer festival thingy.

Some brewing tips in the attached link, too.

Seth

 

[warrenlw63]

Bit of a ruse IMO.

Black Wattle Superior while being a very nice beer indeed I couldn't detect what was supposed to be the wattle seed. Judging by the description you could achieve similar just leaving it out. Amber or Brown malt would achieve similar things.

Marketing brio methinks. Maybe some guarana will get them the attention they seek?

Warren -

 

[Steve Lacey]

Marketing brio methinks. Maybe some guarana will get them the attention they seek?

Is that guarana or guano, Warren?

To stay on topic, I agree that using wattle seeds would be merely a marketing ploy. Thought so when I first saw that beer advertised. there is nothing wrong with putting new things in beer, but you should be able to taste the difference if it is to be a valid addition ...

 

[warrenlw63]

Is that guarana or guano, Warren?

Hmmmm.... Bit of phosphate in the mash Steve? How'd that effec the pH? :lol:

Warren -

 

[Kai]

I agree that using wattle seeds would be merely a marketing ploy. Thought so when I first saw that beer advertised. there is nothing wrong with putting new things in beer, but you should be able to taste the difference if it is to be a valid addition ...

And if you can't then you won't win the specialty class at your local brewing competition either

 

[Darren]

And if you can't then you won't win the specialty class at your local brewing competition either

Kai

Should a vegemite beer taste and smell like vegemite? If it does should it score well? :unsure:

cheers

Darren

 

[Kai]

How about peanut butter, daz?


If it tastes like vegemite and like beer then my opinion is it should score moderately well on the flavour category. However I would probably give it a sound whipping on overall impression.

 

[petesbrew]

FWIW,

Baron's Brewing make a Black Wattle ale, which I tasted last October at The Rocks Aussie beer festival thingy.

Some brewing tips in the attached link, too.

Seth

They've got Blackwattle ale on tap at the Edinburgh Castle Hotel, cnr Bathurst & Pitt St.
$10 jugs on friday nights (twas $4.80 a schooner from memory last fri).

Bloody nice beer, kinda like stirring in a big dollop of treacle
Too bad it's replaced the Erdingers, which was on tap before.

 

[capretta]

hmm is it just me?? i thought i could detect a wattle flavour.. there was definately something in there that wasn't normal i thought or have the marketers got me?

*he types wearing a hypercolour tshirt and playing with a yoyo*