From Wikipedia:
The roots of Sassafras can be steeped to make tea and were used in the flavoring of root beer until being banned by the FDA. Laboratory animals that were given oral doses of sassafras tea or sassafras oil that contained safrole developed permanent liver damage or various types...
After last week's trip to my LHBS I forgot to put the Wyeast pack in the fridge. It's the 1084 Irish Ale. My workshop stays between 5 and 15 degrees C, is my yeast dead?
Lousy Rock Brewing Co. here.
Named for the one lousy rock that sticks out from the rest in the harbour in Heart's Content, Newfoundland. Spent many summers there as a child.