Fonio.....interesting article
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Yes I read that then of course went to google to see if you can buy malt…no was my conclusion!
It's hardly reached mainstream western brewing, let alone the homebrew market.
It is available from Amazon, marketed as a health food, but presumably would need processing before it could be used in a brew.
jMac
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Just drinking some of this now. From the article and the ingredient list on the can, I believe the fonio is used as an unmalted adjunct, as a replacement (or part replacement) for wheat. The ingredients on the Brooklyn/Brewgooder Fonio Session IPA list the fonio as 4th, behind water, barley, and wheat. It’s a type of millet so might need crushing before adding to a mash.
It’s a nice beer, if you’re into tropical flavours. I’d like to find the hop schedule so as I could see if those flavours are really coming from the fonio or more the hops, but haven’t found it yet.
It’s a nice beer, if you’re into tropical flavours. I’d like to find the hop schedule so as I could see if those flavours are really coming from the fonio or more the hops, but haven’t found it yet.
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