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I intend to brew a small batch of a seasonal with Palm Sugar as a crutial ingredient. The local ethnic markets cannot supply me with an adequate amount. Does anyone have a suggestion?
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A quick google search found many sources. Amazon is a great source for uncommon stuff like palm sugar too.Last edited by Jephro; 11-21-2008, 02:17 PM.Jeff Byrne -
Palm sugar?
I was wondering when someone else in America was going to commercially brew with palm sugar. I would love to try your beer. We use it as a key ingredient in our Pandan brown ale. Try going to a restaurant wholesaler. Get the sugar in vaccume sealed 1lb cakes not the stuff in the little jars....what a pain.
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Joe
Laughing Buddha Brewing Co.
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Palm Sugar...
It should be pointed out that all Palm sugar isn't created 'equally'.
There's the stuff from India which has a very pleasant honey/buttery flavor and is also very cheap. I can get a 5 kg 'cone' of it for about $14-15 bucks in the SF Bay Area.
Then there is the Thailand version which is also nice tasting but gives off a rather solventy character if fermented above 70 degrees F. I was using this type for a Belgian style Tripel and it didn't go over so well with beer judges so I stopped using it. I have in turn gone back to dextrose...
Indian Palm sugar also known as Jaggery or Gur is pretty easy to find in cities with a sizable Indian population. Otherwise search the internet...
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