Oddball Ingredients!

[ACBEV]

As a home brewer like most I'm not constrained by brewing conventions or beer styles, I can do what I want. Often when shopping I see a product on the shelve and think, that might be good in beer!

Recently I bought a jar of Basra Date Syrup and put it in my brewing cupboard.
https://www.souschef.co.uk/date-syrup.html

It would be interesting to know what oddball ingredients you have bought or used in beer.

 

[GFHomebrew]

Dandelion! Leaves flowers stalks and all! Not a good result.

Ive tried lots of fruits pears apples strawberries pineapples mangos ginger lemongrass blueberries raspberries vanilla oak chips lemons and their zest passionfruit even once some liquorice . Spices too all to varyig degrees of succes knowing how much when to add and what type of style is the key.

 

[Nosybear]

Tried stevia once, to sweeten a beer without adding body. Note the emphasis on the once. Annatto, chipotle peppers....

 

[skyblue67]

Dried blood.
Not me, another Manchester homebrewer but I have tasted it
http://manchesterhomebrew.co.uk/brewing-with-blood/

 

[ACBEV]

Black pudding beer then!

 

[OkanaganMike]

Not too oddball but I've added honey with great success. Spiced a winter beer with nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon. Also Earl Grey Tea into a British Mild.

 

[OkanaganMike]

Dried blood.
Not me, another Manchester homebrewer but I have tasted it
http://manchesterhomebrew.co.uk/brewing-with-blood/

And? I'm an adventurous eater but can't imagine what that may have tasted like just because I can't bring myself to try blood.

 

[GFHomebrew]

And? I'm an adventurous eater but can't imagine what that may have tasted like just because I can't bring myself to try blood.

Plenty of iron I'd say use in a stout style now that would bring it plenty of body!

Yeah I wouldn't drink it could be some voodoo potion and turn me into an even uglier frog!​

 

[OkanaganMike]

Plenty of iron I'd say use in a stout style now that would bring it plenty of body!

Yeah I wouldn't drink it could be some voodoo potion and turn me into an even uglier frog!​

Halloween beer maybe. Pretty gross though.