Ok so i'm a noob here, and i bet you guys get a million questions about brewing with pot and catnip, but anyways here's my story.
I had plans today to brew a Blonde Ale, adding grains of paradise, coriander, fresh lemon zest. I was gonna call it 'Dumb Blonde' since I'm a noob to beermaking and this was my first recipe.
Then, this morning, we had to put my cat Toby to sleep. He hadn't been eating or going in the past couple of days, so we took him to the Vet Hospital and they confirmed Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP). Sad day for us.
So therein lies the question... Catnip, cannibus, and hops are in the same basic family, right? I read some derp about the mint family, but basically, right? Can I "dry hop" with catnip, just to tell the people that drink it that they drank catnip? Right after they finish it would be awesome. I'm calling it "Black Cat Blonde" in memory of him, with a nice picture of him on the label. We have a fresh bag that they never had. I think it would be a cool addition as a conversation piece if nothing else. Unless anyone here says its a bad idea. I was thinking in the secondary for aroma only would be cool, much like dry hopping it with cascades will do... It's a 7 gallon batch. 1.5oz Goldings in the boil, another 1 at :40, 1oz cascades at cooling, and another 1 in secondary. Fresh lemon zest, coriander, grains of paradise, ginger to spice (at :55), and agave nectar at flameout to boost the ABV. It will be intense already, I figure what damage can catnip do?
Thoughts? (i'm too lazy to search.)