Growing Irish Moss

[SkewedBrewing]

So I was reading This Old House Magazine today and noticed an article about making a walkway with stone and planting Irish Moss.

They got me thinking, this is the same Irish Moss we put in wort, right? Assuming someone was doing/has done a project like this it would be simple to grab a handful and dry it out to use for brewing every once and a while.

Does anyone actually do this?

 

[Silenti]

So I was reading This Old House Magazine today and noticed an article about making a walkway with stone and planting Irish Moss.

They got me thinking, this is the same Irish Moss we put in wort, right? Assuming someone was doing/has done a project like this it would be simple to grab a handful and dry it out to use for brewing every once and a while.

Does anyone actually do this?

The Irish "moss" we use is actually a type of seaweed, and in most commercial examples, actually a blend of several seaweeds.

 

[SkewedBrewing]

Interesting... I probably already knew that.

What a waste of a thread...

 

[Kauai_Kahuna]

Well, I like your avitar picture so it was not a total waste.

 

[farmbrewernw]

Yeah sorry dude, I don't even know why they call it Irish Moss it's just seaweed.

 

[david_42]

Irish moss, or carrageen moss (Irish carraigín, "little rock") Basically, the early commercialization was by companies in Ireland.

You can grow it, but maintaining a seawater aquarium is a pain.

 

[brauhausjoe]

+1 on the avitar

 

[sundaybrewingco]

I agree on the avatar. I like big mugs of beer and big boobs holding big mugs of beer.

 

[giligson]

So I was reading This Old House Magazine today and noticed an article about making a walkway with stone and planting Irish Moss.

...

Sure it wasn't Spanish Moss?

http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgu...ox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&sa=G&um=1

 

[ghack]

Sure it wasn't Spanish Moss?

Spanish moss grows in the trees.

 

[SkewedBrewing]

Ya, it was irish moss.

Thanks for the comments on the avatar, who knew googling "beer" and "hot chicks" would yield something awesome...

 

[Denny's Evil Concoctions]

Isn't Irish moss grown by little leprechauns in their gold pots?

 

[78kombi]

I agree on the avatar. I like big mugs of beer and big boobs holding big mugs of beer.

roger that

 

[bendavanza]

Yes spanish moss grows in trees, it sort of a nuisance where I grew up in Florida. Do Not put in Beer.

 

[eschatz]

I think I'm growing Irish moss on this Irish stew I made about a month and a half ago in the back of my fridge. I can pull you out a bowl if you want.....

 

[Catfish]

I want to harvest my own isinglass....

nice cleavage.