Hemp instead of Hops

[Donoroto]

Bong water is not for drinking!

NOW you tell me!

 

[Sandy Feet]

They must of gotten rid of the spammer comments. I was having fun with them.

 

[Brewer #460173]

Well, there's hemp & there's hemp.
Last Spring Zymurgy published an article about Marijuana Infusion in Homebrew. I couldn't & didn't wait to try it out. As Colorado has legal Marijuana I dived right in. The process in the article was tedious so after the 1st batch I innovated a far easier technique.
I brewed the Cream of 3 Crops cream ale & added the results of my revised method. It was a great beer & the Infusion was quite effective. The beer was christened "If You Might Have To Pee In A Cup, Don't Drink This Beer".
The article obviously spurred several letters to the editors, both for & against. Mine was a for. Innovation is the hallmark of Home Brewing & this just another ingredient with its own contributions to the world of brewing. Not so different from Coffee & Chocolate. Combining 2 of our favorite things with another.
I don't expect the macro brews to climb on the bandwagon & that's OK with me.

Yes, you can use hemp in beer, either alongside hops or as a partial substitute. It adds an earthy, herbal, slightly nutty flavor but does not provide the bitterness hops do, so you will usually still need some hops for balance. Start with small amounts, as too much hemp can overpower the taste. Make sure to use food grade hemp, like leaves, seeds, or flowers, and not anything intended for smoking. Many brewers use it for aroma and subtle flavor rather than as a full hop replacement. It can create a unique, interesting twist on traditional beer.

 

[Donoroto]

Whilst not containing actual spam, the above post is very much a spam-like post. Beware before responding.

 

[J A]

I don't mean to snarky, but I really wonder why hemp would be used in beer. Is it for flavor (which seems doubtful)? Or for extra "high"? I guess I don't see the point.

A few years ago a beer was introduced with caffeine. I had the same question. What's the point? The beer was a flop and no one bought it.

I thought about hemp as an adjunct to hop flavor, which might be interesting. I do really like the deep pot-dank flavor of some hops. I never experimented with it, though, as at the time the price was out of line and the whole thing wasn't compelling enough for me to bother with

If the CBD levels were good and the THC levels very low, it might be a nice beer buzz with benefits. If it's a heavy infusion of THC, I guess some folks would like the high delivered in a more interesting way than a gummy.

Personally, I'm with you. I'm content with the effects of the beer and there are plenty of choices for hop flavors and aromas. Easy enough to just stay the lane.

If I want to experience pot, I'd rather do it the old-school way and I can do so when I'm in the PNW. I have to ask for the absolute weakest tourist-grade stuff they have and even then, I'm good for a puff or 2 - anything more than that and I'm pretty catatonic.

 

[Bigbre04]

lol one of my year around beers is called Bongwater Bay Juicy IPA. we get a lot of questions

 

[Sandy Feet]

I thought about hemp as an adjunct to hop flavor, which might be interesting. I do really like the deep pot-dank flavor of some hops. I never experimented with it, though, as at the time the price was out of line and the whole thing wasn't compelling enough for me to bother with

If the CBD levels were good and the THC levels very low, it might be a nice beer buzz with benefits. If it's a heavy infusion of THC, I guess some folks would like the high delivered in a more interesting way than a gummy.

Personally, I'm with you. I'm content with the effects of the beer and there are plenty of choices for hop flavors and aromas. Easy enough to just stay the lane.

If I want to experience pot, I'd rather do it the old-school way and I can do so when I'm in the PNW. I have to ask for the absolute weakest tourist-grade stuff they have and even then, I'm good for a puff or 2 - anything more than that and I'm pretty catatonic.

Yup, the joys people find rolling around on the floor for two hours wondering where they put their keys. I'm with you, I want the low-grade tourist shit.

 

[BarbarianBrewer]

Whilst not containing actual spam, the above post is very much a spam-like post. Beware before responding.

The post is definitely AI spam. But now I want actual spam. It tastes great but, I don't have it too often since I learned to read a label. It has as much fat as a hot dog and twice the sodium.

 

[J A]

Whilst not containing actual spam, the above post is very much a spam-like post. Beware before responding.

I usually check for resurrected zombie posts but this one slipped in. I didn't actually read through to the latest or I would have see it was AI.

 

[Donoroto]

The post is definitely AI spam. But now I want actual spam. It tastes great but, I don't have it too often since I learned to read a label. It has as much fat as a hot dog and twice the sodium.

Fried slightly crispy, it is great. And enough salt to melt snow.

But yeah, I did post a warning. Zombie thread, generic text, first post of a trial member, but not actually violating any rules. Just wait for the edit adding a link in the quoted text though…