Episode 207 – Fonio, Fonio, What The Heck Are You, Fonio?

The hot new brewing grain is actually thousands of years old. Fonio, a staple hardy crop from West Africa is now available for brewing purposes where it can yield interesting results including grain derived tropical fruit flavors. Ashton Lewis walks us through what to expect and how to use it! Episode Links: How To Brew Online Relaunches: Beervana’s Coronavirus Diaries Revisited: Fonio BSG Site: Fonio Gold Recipe: Nebula Award Nominee “The Witch Trap”: Grand Designs “The Streets” World Central Kitchen: Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors 00:02:13 Announcements 00:09:00 The Pub 00:21:01 The Brewery 00:27:30 The Lounge – Ashton Lewis – Fonio 01:05:16 Quick Tip and Something Other This episode is brought to you by: ​Jaded Brewing ​ Wyeast Labs ​YCH Hops Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at igor@experimentalbrew.com. We want more Citizen Science! In the meanwhile,

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Episode 207 – Fonio, Fonio, What The Heck Are You, Fonio? is an episode from Experimental Brewing by Denny Conn, Drew Beechum.

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This episode was published on Apr 14, 2025.

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