"It doesn't get any better than this..."

bdavidson

I'm not a beer drinker, but since doing low and slows, my monthly beer consumption has risen sharply. Have never marinated filets in beer, but now I'm willing to give it a try.[p]I did some of Brant's beer butt chicken on Sunday. I found that I was out of beer when I went to the pantry, so I went out to the beverage distributor and bought a six pack of Old Milwaukee, thinking that it wouldn't "get any better...." (I prefer using the 16 ounce cans of beer. I pour 8 ounces into the chicken sitter and then use the other 8 ounces in the can for a second chicken.) Now I'm told that Guiness is the way to go! I don't know you guys, as I said, I don't drink the stuff, I only cook with it![p]Covered in snow,
BDavidson

RhumAndJerk

bdavidson,
Guinness is a definite favorite of mine. When poured from the tap, it is a creamy tan and then settles into a dark rich beer. Guinness even developed a special widget for the bottom of their cans that reproduces the same effect. Talk about technology advances in beer.[p]Try it you will like it,
RhumAndJerk[p]

sprinter

RhumAndJerk,[p]I'm a homebrewer and have been searching to perfect my Stout recipe for years. I've got the beer pretty well perfected but I'm not able to reproduce that thick creamy brown head that the real thing has as they use Nitrogen to tap/dispense the beer with, not CO2 like regular beer. That little doohickey in the bottom of the can is nitrogen so that the canned beer has the same head as the tapped beer. I've never tried any of the beer marinades at all, will definitely give it a shot now. Heaven knows I can make as much marinade as I need, as long as I dont drink it first. Being new to the BGE family, I'm always lookinf for new ways to cook things and this Stout stuff sounds intrigueing. Thanks.

sprinter

Actually its a nitrogen and CO2 mix, not straight nitrogen, didn't want any flames coming back to me as I know there are a few other homebrewers here that may catch that. Sorry about the misinformation in the first post.

Unknown

Sprinter,[p]I've been wondering about those Guiness doohickeys for years. Now you've piqued my curiosity again. So how does that thing release nitrogen? Is it dependent on me opening the can for it to release its gas...otherwise I don't see why they couldn't inject it directly into the can and dispense with the doohickey.[p]I know this is off topic but it's a whole lot closer to bbq than some of these discussions end up.[p]Thanks for any reply.[p]Gerard

Cornfed

Gerard,[p]I don't know how it works. I always assumed it was a magical Guinness fairy who was kind enough to make my delicious Guinness taste even better in a can![p]

sprinter

Cornfed,[p]I'm not sure how those little "doohickeys" (never really thought that word would catch on but it has) work. I know when you order a guinness in a bar, from the tap, there is a special CO2/Nitrogen mixture that it has, that's what gives it that creamy thick head. Homebrewers can duplicate it but it's pretty expensive for the regulators/taps/etc thats needed to do it. I have a regular keg setup for dispensing my kegged beer with CO2 and would LOVE to have the nitrogen setup for the Stout but the wife says that I have enough toys already.[p]You know, now that I think about it, maybe it's better that we DONT know how that little "doohickey" works. Maybe there is some majic to it, maybe the Guinness Fairy does touch every can as you open it, maybe that little "doohickey" is just a ruse making us THINK its doing something when in fact it really IS majic......maybe? As long as the next one tastes as good as the last one, who CARES how it works. Just keep that majic coming.[p]Cheers,[p]Troy

Teslamania

RhumAndJerk,[p]Here is a link to the Guinness page, and it talks about that widget in the / on the can. I guess I will have to try it in a Can. Loved it on tap at the pub!

[ul][li]Guinness widget[/ul]

Unknown

Teslamania,[p]Thanks for the great link. It confirmed my suspicion that the nitrogen was only released once the can was opened. It also corrected the terminology, I assumed Sprinter knew what he was talking about when he called it a "doohickey" when, in fact, it's a "widget." That's a pretty special widget, but it's still better than believing in fairies. Fairies only live in ceramic cookers, not in breweries.[p]Gerard