Best beer for curry?
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Next weekend, I start this brew so have some questions for you:
What volume did you have in your FV?
Coriander seeds - heaped or level spoon?
Cardamom pods - split open or whole?
Ta!
dwhite60
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I would go with not a heavy hopped beer, Motueka single hop less than 30 IBU works fine with a curry.
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Although I'm not normally a big spirits drinker, I think a dilute G&T is a really good match, and by analogy a beer with a bit more bitterness than the usual lagery suspects. Plus keg beers tend to be too gassy for curry IMO.
Bombay Dazzler, the Bundobust house beer, is a wheat beer spiced with ginger, cardamom and coriander, so that could be another route to go down.
Bombay Dazzler, the Bundobust house beer, is a wheat beer spiced with ginger, cardamom and coriander, so that could be another route to go down.
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Bombay Dazzler is a very nice beer and Bundobust is a mighty fine curry.I normally go with a Lager when drinking a curry, as someone said earlier, too much flavour can detract from the meal.
Don't mind a citrus-y IPA, but no hop bombs. A sour can be a nice counterbalance to the spice too.
It was 20 litres in the FV.
I’ve got measuring spoons and it was a flattish teaspoon, around 5ml.
I crushed the cardamom pods slightly.
Hope the brew goes well but just let me know if you have any more questions.
Thanks. When it’s done I’ll be happy to send a bottle if you’re interested to see how close (or how different!) it is.
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come on you are supposed to be avoiding unnecessary contact - do not put the rest of us at additional risk, please...
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I think I'd go with a very malt forward type with a bit more body to offset the curry.
Hmmmm a porter with low roast characteristics perhaps.
Hmmmm a porter with low roast characteristics perhaps.
