Fonio is the hot new adjunct that all the cool kids (well, Garrett Oliver, anyway) are using. What is it? Find out here
Interesting info on Fonio, thanks for that. Will be waiting for Drew to post a review on his Fonio Pale Ale.
Unfortunately, it seems a bit unreasonable, cost-wise, right now. Looks like it’s going for somewhere near $10/lb on Amazon and maybe I would try it once, but I won’t be buying any for inventory.
Something to keep on the radar and hopefully it will show up at a more reasonable price in the near future.
Yeah, Ashton mentions the cost. He said that it’s cheaper for commercial brewers so you might talk to a brewery about getting some. I have a pale ale and tripel with it coming up.
This sounds a lot like the recent interest in teff. It could be a viable option with a few more years of development to get the yields up and the prices down, but I think it’s a niche product until then.
Agreed. There’s a lot of interest in it right now, but probably more as a curiosity.
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I want to add, though, that I think those years of development are worth the investment. We need crops that are less water-intensive and more sustainable than our current staples.
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I just kegged the Fonio Blond/Pale Ale thingy and it’s currently sitting on gas about 8 feet to my left. The flat “warm” taste I had (it was sitting at 40°F crashing but had warmed up by the time I got to it) was intriguing. Not a ton of hop character, by design, and yet the flavor was still vaguely tropical with a pleasant earthy nuttiness to it.
Better review in a couple of days when the keg is carbed up.