Wasabi Rice lager

[Aydos]

I had some mates over on the weekend and they got me thinking of making a Wasabi rice lager. I was thinking of going along the lines of making just a normal Rice lager (80% pilz / 20% rice) with a single bittering addition at 60mins for around 25 ibu and just adding the wasabi paste after fermentation.

Has anyone ever added wasabi to a beer before? I'm curious on the amounts that I would need. I'm pretty sure it wouldn't need to be pasteurized so I won't bother with that.

Cheers
Aydan

 

[Mardoo]

Haven't done before, but if I was game to (hmmmmm...) I'd use wasabi powder instead of paste. Easy to find at any Asian food store.

 

[Blitzer]

Yeah wasabi powder in some water boil for a bit then add. Would be very interesting.

 

[petesbrew]

Had plenty of temporary blackouts from accidentally having too much wasabi at once. (and on a similar note, spreading too much hot English mustard on a ham & salad roll).
Having that experience every time I have a gulp of a beer? I'll pass.

 

[treefiddy]

Consider measuring a portion and add it to a glass before making a whole batch.
If your scales can't measure a low enough quantity to suit your tastes, you should be able to dilute it with water to make a lower strength solution so that you can better calibrate your wasabi addition when making the whole batch.

Fun fact: wasabi doesn't burn as long as chili because it's water based, not oil based and can be easily washed away.

 

[Online Brewing Supplies]

No thanks, like it but not in a beer.

 

[treefiddy]

I dunno, I reckon it would go ok.

I combine wasabi with stupid shit when I'm bored. Pineapple wasabi is not bad, but completely overpowers watermelon.

 

[petesbrew]

Give me pickled ginger any day.

 

[breakbeer]

I've made Wasabi Vodka before, farken awesome in a Bloody Mary!!

could be interesting in a Beer, but would have to be very low amounts. Just so you get a bit of a kick & that feeling in ya nose that only lasts 5 seconds

 

[Dan Dan]

I dunno, I reckon it would go ok.

I combine wasabi with stupid shit when I'm bored. Pineapple wasabi is not bad, but completely overpowers watermelon.

Pineapple with wasabi sounds good to me.

 

[Mardoo]

Give me pickled ginger any day.

Now a pickled ginger beer I could get behind!

 

[sponge]

Pickling liquor at the end of the boil and some pickled ginger 'dry hopped'...?

Hmmmmm.... Maybe just the liquor in the boil for some background subtlety?

Pickled ginger definitely sounds a bit nicer than wasabi in a beer though (it probably doesn't help I can't even stand the smell of wasabi anymore after a bit of a silly school dare involving wasabi and a nostril... :unsure: )

 

[Aydos]

I might try the addition to a glass first and see how it goes. I reckon the flavour would go really well in a reasonably bittered lager.

I have a rauchbier at home, I'll try it in that first to see how overwhelming it is.

Does and one think the flavours would go better with a different style beer?