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There's been a lot of discussion lately about Dogger's use of maple syrup in his beers, giving it a Canadian flavour.

Someone suggested eucalyptus to give a beer an Australian flavor, but rightly pointed out that it probably would end in tears.

Well, how about a quandong beer? Quandong, also known as the native peach and bush plum, is an Australian native with a taste described variously as "tart apricot and peach" and "red wine". They are available dried and fresh.

A Google search will reveal more.

Because quandongs are quite tart, due to their high amount of vitamin C, I reckon they would be good to try it in a lager, perhaps to replace the raspberries or cherries in a fruit beer.

Has anyone ever tried this, or is anyone willing

Cheers,

Oliver

tried them for the 1st time last week.. & if my daughter had picked enough of em (on her trip to myrtleford - she coulda picked me some fresh hops now i think about it ) i probly would have tried it.. actually if i can find em here in sydney i will try it for sure

...and if the Quandong lager doesn't work out we could always ask Dawg Waterer (aka Pyssedas Heavy Industrial) nicely if he could brew up a kangaroo beer (with real roo meat) for that authentic Australian touch.

Perhaps with kangaroo jerky?

Oliver

i shall pass the message onto the dawg - which unfortunately means discussing his egg beer with him again [he has a new recipe]

perhaps he could use emu egg

in the meantime i will explore the possibilities of native birdlife replacing the chook in my beer

- on a more serious note i wonder whether there aren't some tropical fruits which we could use for beer flavouring - and for that matter whether any native grasses produce enough grain

now both those options interest me

Hmmm,

Up until this point I had not considered the use of native flora or fauna in a beer of any sort, but am now intrigued. Will get back to all on the concept, but perhaps a Quandong Wine is more appropriate?

The Egg Ale has cleared nicely and is sitting in the Fridge, waiting for the arrival of DGr the happy test subject. Discussed the concept of making one without yolk with the folks at the local homebrew store, I think it's a goer!

Dawgwaterer