Growing other herbs for beer

[benmoore]

/HBT,
Grow other herbs for your beer? Anything worth while to grow, particularly in New England climate? Do you grow Gruit beer herbs? Or others with interesting effects, but legal?
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Here's my resources so far:
http://www.erowid.org/psychoactives/cultivation/cultivation_growing-the-hallucinogens.shtml
http://www.herbalsmokecafe.com/loose-smoking-herbs.php

Anything dual purpose for smoking would be most excellent. Trying to cut back the nicotine for something less addictive and more chill.

 

[Randar]

You could grow coriander which can be used in (and in place of grains of paradise) Belgian/Abbey ales and also is a nice addition to salsa and guacamole! (Coriander seeds = cilantro herb)

 

[QuixoticDevice]

Check out the book, The Homebrewer's Garden. It's got all kinds of info on herbs that can be used as brewing adjuncts, though I don't think it has much to say on how well you could smoke any of them...

 

[Retrofit]

I own the Homebrewer's Garden and the book has had a huge influence in what I'm growing. Most of my garden has been planted this year so I'm not in a position to talk about what I've grown and used in beers. However the plan is to 'get there'.

I appreciate your links, I'm interested in eccentric ingrediants so I"m curious to learn more about the links you suggested.

 

[Randar]

I'm starting to look into growing Aframomum (Grains of Paradise) but have yet to find reference to anyone doing it successfully from purchased seeds...

Anyone out there succeed?