Catnip / Cannabis "Hopped" beer?

[thataintchicken]

I was mixing up a hops blend for my APA brew day and my cats were all sitting in a perfect row... waiting for me to spill something for them to pounce upon.

The beasts either think it's catnip, or they are developing a taste for Glacier.


Catnip in a beer would be weird. almost too weird for me.
Note: Almost.


heh heh heh.

 

[idiocratic]

Hmm, very interesting. I've been thinking of making a poor man's absinthe with everclear. Not the real thing without distilling of course, but until they change that law it's as close as I'll get.

The tincture method would likely be the best idea for many of the possible ingredients in this thread which are not that highly soluble in plain h20. Except for the horrible idea of catnip. That'd just turn neighborhood felines into alcoholics in no time.

as far as law is concerned food and beverages that contain thujone ("active" chemical in absinthe) past x amount/unitt is what determines its legality. the legal absinthe in the US is no stronger than food flavoured with rosemary or tansy. so if your going to make "poor man's absinthe" its already illegal so you might as well go all the way and distil it. also authentic absinthe would have other herbs like fennel calamus and anise. cheers

 

[android]

bong water brown ale... i like the sound of that.

 

[Brule]

as far as law is concerned food and beverages that contain thujone ("active" chemical in absinthe) past x amount/unitt is what determines its legality. the legal absinthe in the US is no stronger than food flavoured with rosemary or tansy. so if your going to make "poor man's absinthe" its already illegal so you might as well go all the way and distil it. also authentic absinthe would have other herbs like fennel calamus and anise. cheers

Well, the way I understand it the FDA doesn't approve of thujone (or calamus+many others) in foods. But the plants and chemicals are not scheduled and therefore not illegal. What this means practically is that nothing can be sold containing these ingredients as a food/drink, but there's nothing actually illegal with using them at home.

(disclaimer.. I'm not a lawyer)

 

[Brewin_the_goods]

I had a friend make some peyote beer One pint and four friends is all that's needed

 

[CiscoKid]

How about a nice peyote pale ale?

Isn't it pointless to homebrew a beer that you're going to throw up?

 

[olllllo]

This is not up for debate. Closed.

Those that were rude. Go google the brewer's code.
This is your only warning.