Hey SalsaLady, about that Beer Syrup. Malt Powder (reduced beer before the addition of hops and yeast, so it is sweet and not "beery") and a "lightly" hopped beer (Pilsner, Lager, Hefe, DunkelWeiss, Roggenbier) and reduce that down. I would totally eat that on some pancakes. The malt powder needs to be whisked into hot water or it clumps. If you buy it at a grocery store it is Malt Powder, if you buy it from a Home Brewer it is DME or Dry Malt Extract. Don't by Liquid Malt Extract which is beer syrup that is pre made and often times hopped and therefore bitter. Most likely you will be adding about 1/2lb (8oz) into about 32oz of water/beer which will give you about 20% sugar and then reduce that until you get the desired thickness, most likely between 40% and 60% (Commercial Syrups are in the 60% range I believe). Good luck!
contest Oktoberfest Throwdown
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salsalady
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Thanks for that recipe, matt! It actualy sounds good!
I was sort of kidding bout the breakfast thing because it's supposed to be an homage to Oktoberfest. THought I'd get dinged for doing breakfast for Oktoberfest.
If it was just beer, then bring it on! Just not sure of the other angle.
I was sort of kidding bout the breakfast thing because it's supposed to be an homage to Oktoberfest. THought I'd get dinged for doing breakfast for Oktoberfest.
If it was just beer, then bring it on! Just not sure of the other angle.
Okay, a small miracle occurred here earlier this evening. I went out and found 4 more bottles of German beer to try. Upon arriving home, found my son's friend had dropped off the 3 bottles he picked up at The Cave. Those plus the 5 I previously had means I had 12 beers to try and compare tonight. I tried grouping them according to taste at first, then threw in the towel after a bit.
Couldn't get a code snippet with the table of beers to post correctly, so here's a link to it:
GeeMe German Beers Test
THP - your input would be appreciated here. The above is just the header row. I've tried it both within and outside a code snippet - the above is clearly within a code snippet, and also with and without html tags. Does a table not work within a thread?
Couldn't get a code snippet with the table of beers to post correctly, so here's a link to it:
GeeMe German Beers Test
Code:
<TABLE border="thin"><TR><TH>Color</TH><TH>Brand</TH><TH>Variety</TH><TH>Type</TH><TH>Vote</TH></TR></TABLE>Ditto!
The table shows in a separate window, as its own html page. However, I was trying to embed the table within my post, rather than making you go to a link. Either THP has tables blocked, or I'm doing something wrong within the constraints of this site. Probably the latter. Tables in and of themselves are very simple things. I try not to use them on sites I build, but I wasn't sure in-line styles would work here, either, so was opting for the more basic approach.geeme, I clicked on the German Beer Test link and got the table to show, no problems! Now I'll have to go back to the table and actually read the info~~~~~
So far my assessment has been that I like the dark lagers best, as a group. The last two on the list are examples of why I don't generally drink beer - ugh! I think I've just come across waaaay too many like them over the years. But in this respect, beer can be compared to wine - some are excellent, some are good, some are fair, and others shouldn't exist.
Ummm sorry G, But your ass is grass
Enter the dark horse
Beer is my most favourite thing in the whole wide world.
If all I have to do is cook up a dish with German beer and chillies in it as the theme ingredients, You lot are shot ducks
Enter the dark horse
Beer is my most favourite thing in the whole wide world.
If all I have to do is cook up a dish with German beer and chillies in it as the theme ingredients, You lot are shot ducks
Ummm sorry G, But your ass is grass
Enter the dark horse
Beer is my most favourite thing in the whole wide world.
If all I have to do is cook up a dish with German beer and chillies in it as the theme ingredients, You lot are shot ducks
Here we go again.
Oh geesh - - - just admit it: You love it!
Thanks for the beer tips, guess I won't get to use Keystone 
rule of thumb when I cook with beer
If i dont drink it, i dont cook with it
and alcohol content doesnt matter when using beer in cooking, what matters it that you have a balance in the flavors that you intend to showcase in the finish product
each beer style can easily be paired with certain foods better than others, hefe's and wit's to most seafoods/pasta's, pale ales even some pilsners and kolsch's go better with chicken and lighter poultry, brown ales and dubbel's for the ale category tend to lean more towards pork dishes and dark meat poultry, with oktoberfests and altbiers, even some rauchbiers and schwartzbiers and eisbocks can add a very nice malty and smokey characteristic to the latter category as well.
Then of course you have your black ales, barleywines, stouts, and porters that can all be used with red meat according to their specific flavor profiles.
I personally am going to be using 3 different beers for the 3 things I am going to be making, 2 of which I brewed myself.
If i dont drink it, i dont cook with it
and alcohol content doesnt matter when using beer in cooking, what matters it that you have a balance in the flavors that you intend to showcase in the finish product
each beer style can easily be paired with certain foods better than others, hefe's and wit's to most seafoods/pasta's, pale ales even some pilsners and kolsch's go better with chicken and lighter poultry, brown ales and dubbel's for the ale category tend to lean more towards pork dishes and dark meat poultry, with oktoberfests and altbiers, even some rauchbiers and schwartzbiers and eisbocks can add a very nice malty and smokey characteristic to the latter category as well.
Then of course you have your black ales, barleywines, stouts, and porters that can all be used with red meat according to their specific flavor profiles.
I personally am going to be using 3 different beers for the 3 things I am going to be making, 2 of which I brewed myself.
Completely agreed!
THP posted a few pages back. It's not technically a "beer" throwdown, but an Oktoberfest throwdown. Two items are required, one of which must be an app, the other a main course, and both items must use either a German or a German-style beer, and your beer must also appear in a glass with the bottle. Check THP's posts for the official wording of the requirements. See both pages 1 and 2.
G
thanks g.
I missed the "it's official" post.
And I DID note that "no bush light" was followed by a question mark (?).
Much in the same way a waiter would ask "No dessert tonight?", to which the reply is "Of course, I'll have a brownie".
So let me recant:
: "No busch light?"
; "Sure, I'll have 3, and include them in my cooking".
For the record, according to the "Official Busch Light Homepage", the wonderful beer of which I speak features the following:
2-row, 6-row, Munich Malts (MUNICH, dammit....don't get no more German than that!)
I missed the "it's official" post.
And I DID note that "no bush light" was followed by a question mark (?).
Much in the same way a waiter would ask "No dessert tonight?", to which the reply is "Of course, I'll have a brownie".
So let me recant:
: "No busch light?"
; "Sure, I'll have 3, and include them in my cooking".
For the record, according to the "Official Busch Light Homepage", the wonderful beer of which I speak features the following:
2-row, 6-row, Munich Malts (MUNICH, dammit....don't get no more German than that!)