[Tfwebster]

Thanks to my kids, I have a ton of marshmallows at the house that nobody is going to use. Anyone ever brewed with them? If so, what style and at what point in the brewing process? How do you account for them in your recipe ( in terms of sugar)?  Thank you in advance.

[majorvices]

They won't add a lot of flavor in me experience. Marshmallow extract flavoring is all IU ever found that works.

[Drewch]

No hands-on experience, but I listened to a podcast once (if they said it in a podcast, it must be true, right?) where they described brewing a marshmallow stout with real marshmallows. Expect them to expand and take forever to mix in when you add them to the hot wort -- a big sticky mess IIRC -- but it did work.

[kvp]

smores stout

A ProMash Recipe Report

BJCP Style and Style Guidelines
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13-B  Stout, Sweet Stout
Min OG:  1.042   Max OG:  1.056
Min IBU:    25   Max IBU:    48
Min Clr:    30   Max Clr:    60  Color in SRM, Lovibond

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal):         5.00    Wort Size (Gal):    5.00
Total Grain (Lbs):       10.25
Anticipated OG:          1.050    Plato:             12.43
Anticipated SRM:          49.0
Anticipated IBU:          39.4
Brewhouse Efficiency:       75 %
Wort Boil Time:             60    Minutes

Pre-Boil Amounts
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Evaporation Rate:       1.50    Gallons Per Hour
Pre-Boil Wort Size:    6.50    Gal
Pre-Boil Gravity:      1.039    SG          9.65  Plato

Grain/Extract/Sugar
   %     Amount     Name                          Origin        Potential SRM
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 14.6     1.50 lbs. Pale Malt(6-row)              America        1.035      2
 24.4     2.50 lbs. Victory Malt                     America        1.034     25
 14.6     1.50 lbs. Golden Naked Oats             UK             1.034     10
 19.5     2.00 lbs. Honey Malt                       Canada         1.030     18
 14.6     1.50 lbs. Roasted Barley                 America        1.028    450
  9.8     1.00 lbs. Flaked Barley                    America        1.032      2
    3.00 boxes   graham crackers          Other      (mash)
4.0 Oz      cocoa nibs                        Other      (mash)
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  2.4     0.25 lbs. Molasses                         (boil) 5 min     1.036     80
   4.00 Oz   cocoa nibs                      (boil) 5 min
            3 bags marsh mallows toasted      (boil) 5 min   
   4.00 Unit(s) Cinnamon stick         (boil) 5 min
     4.00 Oz      cocoa powder              (boil) 5 min
Hops
   Amount     Name                              Form    Alpha  IBU  Boil Time
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  0.50 oz.    Warrior                           Pellet  16.00  39.4  60 min.


Yeast
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White Labs WLP002 English Ale

Mash Schedule
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Mash Type: Single Step

Grain Lbs:   10.00
Water Qts:   20.00 - Before Additional Infusions
Water Gal:    5.00 - Before Additional Infusions

Qts Water Per Lbs Grain: 2.00 - Before Additional Infusions

Saccharification Rest Temp : 153  Time:   0
Mash-out Rest Temp :         168  Time:   0
Sparge Temp :                  0  Time:   0

Total Mash Volume Gal: 5.80 - Dough-In Infusion Only
All temperature measurements are degrees Fahrenheit.

Notes
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3 boxes of graham crackers and 4 ounces cocoa nibs in mash
last 5 minutes of boil add 3 bags marsh mallows toasted, 4 cinnamon sticks, 4 ounces molasses, 4 ounces cocoa powder, 4 ounces cocoa nibs

[denny]

Recreate the experience, not the ingredients.  You will get nothing from marshmallows.

[pete b]

Maybe if you toasted the marshmallows that toasted marshmallow flavor would be present? I think untoasted marshmallows would be like adding table sugar.

[denny]

Maybe if you toasted the marshmallows that toasted marshmallow flavor would be present? I think untoasted marshmallows would be like adding table sugar.

As are toasted.  The main flavor in marshmallow is vanilla.

[rburrelli]

Article in Craft Beer & Brewing about exactly this. Consensus is that if you can deal with the mess they create with equipment then try them but as Denny said, mostly vanilla flavor is what you are really after.

[Iliff Ave]

Been seeing a lot of these around lately. Maybe look into weldwerks bubble wrap variants.

[Steve Ruch]

Maybe if you toasted the marshmallows that toasted marshmallow flavor would be present? I think untoasted marshmallows would be like adding table sugar.

As are toasted.  The main flavor in marshmallow is vanilla.

I was going to suggest vanilla.
Maybe prime with meadowfoam honey.

[Tfwebster]

Seems like the general takeaway is big mess, low value. I'll compost them. Thank you!

[pete b]

Seems like the general takeaway is big mess, low value. I'll compost them. Thank you!

This is what I think about marshmallows in general anyway. They’re  gross.