Coriander in beer

[Northern_Brewer]

I use a bit if coriander and find more than just enough and it'll taste like soap..but never put it in beer..I don't think I would.

Sounds like you're one of the ~1 in 6 people that taste coriander as "soapy", which has been linked to a mutation in the OR6A2 gene.

Coriander seeds share a lot of the same terpenols as hops, C-hops in particular and it may be no coincidence that some people find varieties like Centennial to be "soapy".

In general I think the problem with adding herb leaves is that you can need to add quite a lot to get the flavour, and then you end up getting a lot of those green "chlorophyll"-y kind of flavours because there's so much green matter in there.

Incognito coriander might be a different matter....

 

[Juice Terry]

You'll find a recipe that you can use coriander her. I've brewed the wheat beer but haven't tried the addions (at the end of the document) yet, I'm assuming this is similar to Hoegarden

 

[An Ankoù]

I thought the OP wanted to use coriander leaf (herb) rather than the ripe seeds (spice). I've never heard of such a beer although I've had beer with lemongrass.
Here's a list of beers containing the herb, though:
https://www.ratebeer.com/tag/cilantro/Sounds worth a try.

 

[Keats]

I have made @Hazelwood Brewery @Keats cardamom and coriander saison. Have to say it's turning out to be really good. This used dried coriander

Good to hear you are enjoying it!

 

[Cheyne_brewer]

I thought the OP wanted to use coriander leaf (herb) rather than the ripe seeds (spice). I've never heard of such a beer...

That was indeed what I was after. I think I may try a small batch with the coriander undepinning a light floral hop as a whirlpool addition to keep the herbal aroma.

 

[Clint]

Sounds like you're one of the ~1 in 6 people that taste coriander as "soapy", which has been linked to a mutation in the OR6A2 gene.

Coriander seeds share a lot of the same terpenols as hops, C-hops in particular and it may be no coincidence that some people find varieties like Centennial to be "soapy".

In general I think the problem with adding herb leaves is that you can need to add quite a lot to get the flavour, and then you end up getting a lot of those green "chlorophyll"-y kind of flavours because there's so much green matter in there.

Incognito coriander might be a different matter....

Smaller amounts of leaf are fine,stalks are fine...tons of leaves...soapy.

 

[Clint]

I'd be more inclined to say the leaf is a herb, whether fresjh or dried; and the seed is a spice, whether whole or ground. (oops - just seen JimB said the same)

And I'd not be inclined to put either in my beer. Same applies to fruit in beers. Got my son few bottes of Belgian Kriek etc at his birthday but neither of us really saw the point of taking a nice beer and flooding it with sour cherry.

Sorry,I meant the seeds dried..is spice.

 

[St00]

As the 1 of 1 in 6, I say nay, nay and thrice nay to coriander in anything. As far as I'm concerned it's an ornamental plant.

 

[Justin Dean]

Love coriander.