holy water, marijuana and mace oh my!

[jonbomb]

I am on the beer calculus website and under misc. ingredients there are some strange items... Marijuana is kinda strange. Holy water is definitely strange and that is coming from a religious individual and mace??? Who would use these ingredients in beer and why??

 

[sacrifice]

Well, holy water is often added to beer in various European countries and Washington DC during the wintertime when vampires are out looking for young virgins.

 

[SauceBoss]

Isnt mary jane a member of the hop family?? That could be why

 

[ksbrain]

How would you even stanitize a mace?

How many IBU in a gram of ganja?

 

[gestyr]

Mace, along with Nutmeg, is hallucinogenic in the proper amounts, which is why you don't find these spices in most prison kitchens.

 

[Yooper]

In my opinion, lots of people throw all kinds of **** in their beers. It doesn't mean it's good.

It seems like tons of new brewers want to make a "coconut pecan chocolate marshmellow pale ale" or the like, because they can, I guess. I've seen everything from basil to rosemary, peppercorns, schnapps, etc in recipes. And yes, even MJ. I had a friend who would "throw in" molasses, coriander, or whatever else struck her.

Her beers sucked. But she liked them, and that's the important thing.

 

[SilentAutumn]

I am on the beer calculus website and under misc. ingredients there are some strange items... Marijuana is kinda strange. Holy water is definitely strange and that is coming from a religious individual and mace??? Who would use these ingredients in beer and why??

Mace is a spice from the nutmeg tree.

 

[350_Malibu]

I got a few old burnt off tires in the back yard too, doesn't mean I'm gunna try it in my beer. Prolly taste like burnt rubber!

 

[ThereThere]

How would you even stanitize a mace?

This quote wins the thread.

 

[jonbomb]

This thread made my day.... LOL How would you sanitize a mace?!? Classic!

 

[dorklord]

How would you even stanitize a mace?

Soak in oxy-clean or pbw until you can get the blood off.

Then starsan.

Petty much the same as the rest of my brewing equipment...

 

[smizak]

How would you even stanitize a mace?

I still lol at the first reply in this thread.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/leaf-fell-while-cooling-199727/

 

[KayaBrew]

In my opinion, lots of people throw all kinds of **** in their beers. It doesn't mean it's good.

It seems like tons of new brewers want to make a "coconut pecan chocolate marshmellow pale ale" or the like, because they can, I guess. I've seen everything from basil to rosemary, peppercorns, schnapps, etc in recipes. And yes, even MJ. I had a friend who would "throw in" molasses, coriander, or whatever else struck her.

Her beers sucked. But she liked them, and that's the important thing.

I'm with you, Yooper. I like to stick to the German Purity Law myself. Barley, hops, water, yeast...that's what makes good beer.

 

[ksbrain]

Soak in oxy-clean or pbw until you can get the blood off.

Then starsan.

Petty much the same as the rest of my brewing equipment...

I thought maybe I should boil it to ensure the wood is sanitized throughout.

 

[dorklord]

If your handle has a wooden mace, that sounds like a good idea.

I try to avoid using wooden maces (or any other wooden implements) for brewing, though.

Nothing beats (like) a good ol' stainless mace...

 

[Golddiggie]

I prefer having my mace with either a teflon or titanium coating... The gore just wipes right off of it... Of course, some "no-slip" on the handle is usually required (and a good tether)... :rockin:

 

[Heckle]

Funny. And I use my mace for crushing grains.

 

[ThereThere]

Whatever you do, just be sure to add your mace in the secondary rather than during the boil otherwise it won't impart any of its flavor.