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Brewing => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: Kyle on December 20, 2011, 02:16:40 PM

Title: coriander
Post by: Kyle on December 20, 2011, 02:16:40 PM

So for wheat beer use, are coriander and coriander seed equlvalent? How much ground coriander seed would you use?

Title: Re: coriander
Post by: Richard on December 20, 2011, 07:43:08 PM

The leaves are cilantro, don't think they're really equivalent at any ratio.

Title: Re: coriander
Post by: Brian_S on December 20, 2011, 10:11:33 PM

Ummm cilantro beer....one sip and you're South of the Border.

B

Title: Re: coriander
Post by: Chris Craig on December 20, 2011, 10:23:39 PM

You don't want to use coriander leaves.  Like Richard said, it's cilantro (parsley).  If you want to use coriander, you want to get it ground, not in seed form.

Title: Re: coriander
Post by: Dave Savoie on December 20, 2011, 10:53:34 PM

and to 5% of the population Cilanrto tastes like soap Im in that 5% of the population

Title: Re: coriander
Post by: Kyle on December 21, 2011, 09:34:09 AM

mmm the chef says it tastes like soap  :lol:

the stuff I have is the ground coriander seed, that would be the right stuff eh?

Title: Re: coriander
Post by: Jake on December 21, 2011, 10:10:46 AM

Yea that's what I used in mine and it turned out nice. I used .3 oz, but I'd suggest upping that a bit, maybe doubling it. I went light my first time around, and wish I used a bit more. Maybe .5 or .7oz of ground would work nice.

Title: Re: coriander
Post by: Dave Savoie on December 21, 2011, 03:09:06 PM

you should toast them lightly in a pan to start to let the oils out

Title: Re: coriander
Post by: Kyle on December 21, 2011, 03:16:54 PM

you know, even 0.4 oz looks like an awful lot of ground coriander seed, about 2 and a half tablespoons, are you sure you meant oz and not teaspoons?

I put 1/8 tsp cloves, and 1/4tsp ginger in other things and it was noticable even with that small amount.

Another 45 min until I add them.

Title: Re: coriander
Post by: Jake on December 21, 2011, 03:21:59 PM

Naw I did .3oz of ground coriander ... I wish I had used more.

Title: Re: coriander
Post by: Kyle on December 21, 2011, 03:26:06 PM

good to know, I would have gone with a half teaspoon, which is wayyyy less, so, I'll stick with 0.4 oz

Title: Re: coriander
Post by: Richard on December 21, 2011, 03:53:19 PM

I'm going for 0.7 in my Dunkel. Dunno if I'll be bothered to brew it before xmas, the keezer is rather well stocked atm :drink:

Title: Re: coriander
Post by: Kyle on December 21, 2011, 08:32:05 PM

I saw your Dunkel recipe, looks good.