Beer in sausage?

[grisell]

Rauchbier is probably the best way to go.Its a bit hard to find over here but I dont really want to brew 20 litres of old london porter just to make sausage.Ill see what I can find next week.

Jim

Don't worry. I'll drink the remaining 19.7 litres.

Seriously, I found that the hard work was cleaning the bottles. But I think I might take up the hobby again since I have all the equipment. BTW I made some excellent cidre from commercial apple juice and turbo yeast. Might try that again. Home brewing is legal here, contrary to what most people think about Sweden. What's illegal is distilling and fermenting anything that is <50% raw fruit.

[captain wassname]

Been searching for Rauchbeir for a week but cant find any other than on line and I dont fancy the shipping charges.
As I am shortly going to need fresh supplies of grain and yeast Im going to order some peat smoked barley and make an old type London porter.
Ive got 4 brews to do for the festive season so It will be some time before I attempt the smoked beer sausage.
However I will have a go at a homebrewed ale sausage in about 4 weeks and Ill post back then
Im thinking that I need a fairly high in rusk mix to soak up plenty of ale and anybody any idea about a spice mix
I liked the sound of Grisells brat seasoning maybe I could persuade him to work out some quantities.

Jim

[wheels]

Jim

Can't you get one from a local brewery?

Hawkshead's Brodie's Prime

Dent Brewery's T'owd Tup

Hesket Newmarket's Great Cockup Porter

Ulverston Brewing Company's Stout Ollie

...are some local ones that seem to fit the porter/stout type beer profile.

HTH

Phil

[grisell]

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I liked the sound of Grisells brat seasoning maybe I could persuade him to work out some quantities.

Jim

Thanks. I will try it next month together with a few other recipes (a little short of cash now). I will let you know.

[captain wassname]

Phil thanks for the suggestions,all excellent beers but Im really set on a beer with peat smoked barley and as Im allready going to order more grains the malt I need will only be about £2.00 and the p&p will be free.
My intention is to make a batch of old london porter from a modified old recipe.
In the meantime Ill use the next ale I brew to make a beer sausage.
I like the idea of an all homemade beer sausage.
If the smoked beer turns out OK Ill send you a bottle to experiment with.

Jim

[NCPaul]

Ill send you a bottle to experiment with.

You should send Wheels more than one, he's very thorough with his experiments.

[captain wassname]

Good point
Ill see how much I like smoked beer first.

Jim

[wheels]

Wow, what a great offer, thanks Jim. Mum and Dad are up in the lakes in a week or so - I wish I was going with them. The tree colours in autumn are superb.

Phil

[captain wassname]

Ive finally got round to getting a new grinder after the hand operated plastic job eventually gave up .
I purchased some cheap pork leg today and will be making the beer sausages on Monday.
My thoughts were to go for something with a lot less meat than I usually make so I can use more beer and to use a spice mix with very little herb.
So here we go

Cumberland made sausage
65% pork leg + 3.5% tapioca starch= 67.5%
some variation of either Oddleys
Cumberland or Phils Lincolnshire 2.5%
Rusk 11.0%
Beer (Grasmoor Dark Ale)
to be purchased from the Kirkstile Inn 19%

Id appreciate any comments or sugestions especially about meat content.

Im intending to brew 2 lots next week and 2 more after a 10 day gap.Then its the smoked beer

Jim

[wheels]

That looks fine to me Jim.

Phil

[Snags]

being a traditionalist I prefer beer and sausage

[wheels]

Ah but Jim's going to have beer, and beer sausage!

[grisell]

Ah but Jim's going to have beer, and beer sausage!

That's right. One doesn't preclude the other!

[captain wassname]

Snags: Where would we be if we all took that attitude?Eating bread and bacon instead of bacon sarnies,maybe with ketchup or cheese.

Jim

[captain wassname]

Ive made them as per recipe (used weches cumberland mix to save time)
Id forgotten how good the Grasmoor dark ale is,better IMHO than the award winning Loweswater Gold from the same brewery.
Ive just cooked a patty from what was left in the stuffer.
As good a sausage as Ive tasted cant wait till tomorrow when theyve bloomed.
You may have gathered Im happy.

Jim