Adding marshmallows to the boil?

Northern Brewer General
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My brother-in-law asked me what I thought would happen if he added marshmallows to a batch, during the boil.

I told him I’d post the question on here and see what you all think. I’m not sure what beer style he’s intending this for, but I’d guess maybe a milk stout?

I was thinking that since mallows are mainly egg whites, and since some old-school winemakers use egg whites to clarify wine, that they might help clear the beer. I really have no idea what to expect though. Thoughts?

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I would think they would just add more sugar to the wort. doubt they would add any flavor though. but who knows could be worth a try. Cheers

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It must have been a guy like your brother in law that looked at a crab and said "I wonder what happens if you boil that and eat it? I love crabs and live in Maryland, but I cannot imagine being the first guy with the guts to think of eating one of those ugly things

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Same guy that licked a frog’s butt and tripped. :shock:

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I think you would not be gaining much more from the addition other than the added sugars and vanilla. Not sure if there would be any issues with the tetrasodium pyrophosphate.

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Same guy that licked a frog’s butt and tripped. :shock: [/quote]

Ha! Maybe he did that first! :cheers:

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Depending on how much you add, the corn starch may lead to some starchiness/haze in your beer. Otherwise, I wouldn’t expect much other than a gravity boost from the sugar.

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Thanks for the replies, guys. I’ll bounce this thread over to him and let him go from there. Cheers!

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Depending on how many you add and how fast you add all of them the first thing that comes to my mind is sticky mess without any real benefit

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Kind of like hitting on the ugly sister-in-law bridesmaid at a wedding. There was probably a lot of beer involved.