There are some small breweries producing lemongrass beers. Widmer makes a Lemongrass Wheat Beer and Free State Brewing in Kansas makes a Lemongrass Rye Beer. If you Google Lemongrass Beer or other variations you may find more examples. I have thought about making a beer with Lemongrass. My only concern has been the quantity to add and when to add it. I found a recipe on another forum a year ago but can't remember where. I did copy it down and make some slight changes in Beer Smith. I plan on brewing in sometime this summer. Here's the recipe I have:
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http://www.beersmith.comRecipe: Lemon Grass Rye Ale
Brewer: Sean Railing
Asst Brewer:
Style: American Wheat or Rye Beer
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 6.29 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.72 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.50 gal
Estimated OG: 1.063 SG
Estimated Color: 6.3 SRM
Estimated IBU: 29.3 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 65.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 65.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
8.0 oz Rice Hulls (0.0 SRM) Adjunct 1 3.3 %
8 lbs 9.4 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (1.8 SRM) Grain 2 56.4 %
3 lbs 10.9 oz Rye, Flaked (2.0 SRM) Grain 3 24.2 %
2 lbs 7.3 oz Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 4 16.1 %
4.40 oz Lemongrass (Mash 0.0 mins) Herb 5 -
14.96 g Magnum USA [12.90 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 6 22.3 IBUs
1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 7 -
4.40 oz Lemongrass (Boil 15.0 mins) Herb 8 -
20.00 g Cascade [5.40 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 9 6.2 IBUs
1.00 Items Servomyces (Boil 10.0 mins) Other 10 -
6.20 g Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 2.0 min Hop 11 0.7 IBUs
1.0 pkg California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) Yeast 12 -
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 15 lbs 3.5 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 19.01 qt of water at 166.0 F 154.0 F 60 min
Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (0.22gal, 3.14gal) of 168.0 F water
Notes:
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The recipe is similar to what I found in the other forum. I read the entire thread and everyone seemed to be local members of a homebrew club in Kansas. They all had tried the finished product and really liked it. Based on their comments I jotted down the recipe and tweaked it for my system and hops I have on hand. Hope that helps.