Fonio.....interesting article

[Nottsbeer]

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/06/fonio-beer-climate-friendly-grain

 

[Caramel Ox]

Yes I read that then of course went to google to see if you can buy malt…no was my conclusion!

 

[klaus]

Yes I read that then of course went to google to see if you can buy malt…no was my conclusion!

It's hardly reached mainstream western brewing, let alone the homebrew market.

 

[dcbrookes]

It is available from Amazon, marketed as a health food, but presumably would need processing before it could be used in a brew.

 

[jMac]

Just drinking some of this now. From the article and the ingredient list on the can, I believe the fonio is used as an unmalted adjunct, as a replacement (or part replacement) for wheat. The ingredients on the Brooklyn/Brewgooder Fonio Session IPA list the fonio as 4th, behind water, barley, and wheat. It’s a type of millet so might need crushing before adding to a mash.

It’s a nice beer, if you’re into tropical flavours. I’d like to find the hop schedule so as I could see if those flavours are really coming from the fonio or more the hops, but haven’t found it yet.