Recipes

[Oliver]

Matty,

You should be able to find vanilla pods in the dried herb section of Coles or Safeway.

Cheers,

Oliver

[Matty]

Thanks Oliver, I ended up getting 1 from from the Health Food shop.
Any one have any experience or suggestions about how much to add and how long to boil for? Will probably use half a pod and boil for the hour with cinnamon and the cloves unless I come across better advice.

Cheers,

Matty

[Guest]

soak your cloves in boiled water overnight then SIMMER them and vanilla pods are available at woollies and coles, litle packets in the herbs and spices section.With cloces and vanilla pods you get what you pay for so go the good ones.Kitchen shops are your best bet.Hope this info helps

[BPJ]

the best way to get the vanilla flavour to release is to split the pod lengthwise. this opens the inside, but will also release the seeeds, tiny little dots, but should settle out.

Ground Coriander is ground coriander seeds. best to use whole seeds and crush before use in a mortar and pestle if you have one to get the best flavour. or try a peppergrinder.

Have tried Hoegarden, but not a big fan of Belgian beers/lagers at the best of times. the hint of coriander and orange was differnet. had even thought of making a curry beer, using fresh ground dry herbs.

[silkworm]

Evo,

They're talking ground.

However, Geoff has made a beer with fresh coriander. I'm seeing him tomorrow to eat some meat and taste some beer, so I'll ask him to put one in the fridge.

See his No.116 Pots' Belgian Wit Beer at http://www.homebrewandbeer.com/ourhomebrews.html

Cheers,

Oliver

Hi Oliver,
What was the verdict on this one? Geoff seemed to think fresh was not as good as dried.

[Oliver]

Actually, I don't think I tried it. We haven't drunk beer together in ages, although we're seeing each other today. Among other things, we'll be tasting the third bottle of the Millennium Ale.

Oliver