cool On Sun, Jul 26, 2026 at 7:43 AM Don Osborn via Collab < [email protected]> wrote:
> I'm not a beer drinker, but as an advocate for millets, I can't help but be > interested in the prominent roles of two of them in brewing of beers: proso > millet and fonio. Of course, for ages people have been fermenting various > millets, like grains in general, to make different types of alcoholic > beverages. However I think that among millets, only proso and fonio are > prominently used make the kind of clear beers that are served on tap or > bottled/canned. (There have been experiments with pearl millet, notably in > India.) > > Searching online, I found no articles comparing the two. So it would be > great to hear from anyone who has tried both. > > In the meantime, I'll pass on the AI summaries (sorry) offered by > Duckduckgo and Google, respectively. These are the short descriptions. In > each case, one can click for more info):: > > "Proso millet beer and fonio beer differ primarily in their base > ingredients and flavor profiles. Proso millet beer is made from proso > millet, which has a more earthy taste, while fonio beer, made from fonio > grain, offers unique fruity notes and a lighter, more refreshing flavor" > > https://duckduckgo.com/?ia=web&origin=funnel_home_website&hps=1&q=compare+proso+millet+beer+and+fonio+beer&atb=v430-1 > > "Proso millet beer and fonio beer are both unique, gluten-free ancient > grain brews, but they differ significantly in origin, flavor profiles, and > processing demands. Fonio beer offers vibrant tropical fruit notes like > lychee and requires no milling, whereas proso millet beer utilizes a > traditional commodity grain requiring specialized malting or processing to > convert starches." > https://www.google.com/search?q=compare+proso+millet+beer+and+fonio+beer > > > Don Osborn, PhD > (East Lansing, MI, US) > North American Millets Alliance > > > -- > Collab mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > -- Collab mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
