Iron Chef Brewoff/Crazy Ingredient

[Kiknjville]

I went to my local homebrew club meeting last night. We are having an iron chef brewoff in August. I stood in line to pick my required ingredient out of a bowl. They were folded slips of paper with different ingredients. As I waited in line they announced the ingredients that members had pulled out of the bowl. Mint, espresso beans, plums and other ingredients were announced. Then I walked up, stuck my hand in the bowl, pulled out a slip of paper, unfolded it and read my ingredient: SHRIMP

Any suggestions?

 

[ong]

Draw again? Wow, does that sound vile. Maybe a shrimp gose, to play up the salt? Whatever you do, I'd suggest a 1g batch!

 

[flars]

Just use the shell of the shrimp. Boil the shells for color and flavor. Cool the resulting liquor and skim any oils. May be best for a light wheat beer.

 

[Beernik]

Shrimp paste saison.

Just don't get it too salty.

 

[Pscdouglas]

Something similar to an oyster stout? I dunno....

 

[elsphinc]

I littel lemon, tomato juice, sherry.. call it scampi ale

 

[dadshomebrew]

The flavor of shrimp is sweet an delicate and pairs beutifully with lemon. Perhaps a wheat beer or saison with some lemon or citrus hops. served with a shrimp on the glass of course.

You could make a broth with the shrimp and add it to taste (probably the better idea). Or boil the shrimp in your wort and eat them afterwards.

BTW I hate that vile sauerkraut seafood sauce that is commonly used in the US. tastes like vomit. Totally drowns out the flavor.

 

[jekeane]

I picked behind you... thanks for jumping on that grenade!

 

[spetp]

What about a spicy Cajun shrimp brown ale


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[jpsmithny]

Clean them well!

Seriously you could try a little Old Bay seasoning in the boiling pot with the shrimp and strain the water and then use that for your brew. I would definitely use the Citra hops to bring out the citrus flavors.

At least you'll get a nice shrimp dinner out of the deal.

 

[Cyclman]

shrimp stout. Hell, if they can put and sell steer testicles in stout, what could shrimp possibly do?

OTOH, what about a chile / shrimp beer? Maybe a porter. Kind of like a shrimp boil in the deep south.

 

[akillys]

I was thinking maybe a spice beer to try to make it like a cocktail sauce. I also agree with using the shrimp shell in the boil.

 

[dfc]

Something similar to an oyster stout? I dunno....

That's what I would have suggested.

 

[The Moravian]

Make a saison or a blonde ale with a zatarain's salt free seasoning pack, lemon zest and shrimp shells added to the boil along with a citrusy hop or two. If you make a blonde or a wheat I would go with a neutral Wyeast like yeast 1056. Kind of like a Chelada without the clamato. Hey! I think I will make this myself with some mudbugs!

C'est Bon

 

[fearwig]

Flying Dog has an Old Bay beer coming out, maybe google that for ideas. I'd certainly shoot for spice, then add like one whole shrimp to the boil. Like a sacrificial rite.

Hops, maybe NB? 60 only? Citrus sounds tempting but I sense a flavor train wreck. And shrimp stout... shudder.

Actually, a big adjunct pilsner could work, maybe toasted corn. High mash, leave some FG.

 

[Johnnyhitch1]

I would mash with the shells and taste after to see if you can pick it up, if not toss a couple whole shrimp into the boil around the 30min mark and pull them out after 5 min.

*Make malted shrimp cocktail*

Taste again to see if you can pick up flavors, if to weak or not enough toss a tsp of old bay seasoning and see if you can pick that up
Old bay is actually made with crushed crab shells so it does give off a "seafopd" essence.

If all else fails serve the malted cocktail shrimp next to your beer!

P.s AWESOME idea, gotta get myself in a HB club.

 

[Teromous]

Would it be wrong to just brew a beer and then throw an uncooked shrimp in at bottling time out of spite?

 

[Kiknjville]

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I'm not sure what I'm going to do yet but at least I have some good ideas to work off of. Whatever I do, I think I'm going to separate the shrimp/spice boil, ferment separately and then blend after fermentation. Then at least I'll have something I can bottle and drink.

As for the guy who picked behind me. Your welcome I guess What did you get, pumpkin spice?

 

[jekeane]

Would it be wrong to just brew a beer and then throw an uncooked shrimp in at bottling time out of spite?

best option imo! Just thinking about a shrimp beer turns my stomach.

 

[bford]

I went to my local homebrew club meeting last night. We are having an iron chef brewoff in August. I stood in line to pick my required ingredient out of a bowl. They were folded slips of paper with different ingredients. As I waited in line they announced the ingredients that members had pulled out of the bowl. Mint, espresso beans, plums and other ingredients were announced. Then I walked up, stuck my hand in the bowl, pulled out a slip of paper, unfolded it and read my ingredient: SHRIMP

Any suggestions?

Good luck? I know there are lots of Oyster Stouts out there.. maybe Shrimp can work the same?