Topic: Couch Grass Brews?????

[the_snail]

Can you make anything alchaholic from couch grass? If so I have a whole LOAD of the blinking stuff. I could start my own brewery  ;D

Awaits in entrepid anticipation  ;D

The_Snail

[bupster]

See the thread in edible plants entitled 'eat your weeds'. I got very bored at work today and accidently found a recipe for couch grass beer.  :D

It came from a brewer's website and apparently is a russian recipe. Dare you to try it ;)

[Heldi]

haha this sounds to good to be true cos I've got a load of the stuff too!

[the_snail]

Thanks Bupster  ;D

I think I will have to give that one some thought  ;D

The_Snail

[Orfy]

Basically the recipe consists of using the proportion of 1 Russian
bucket or 'vyedro' (12 litres or 3 U.S. gals) of water for 2 Russian
pounds or 'funt' (approx 2 lb or 918 g) of couch roots. For 6 US gals
(24 l) you need 4 lbs (approx 2 kg) of finely cut couch roots. Soak
them overnight and then boil until they sink to the bottom. This mash
is then sparged by pouring into a tub with a tap, and with its bottom
lined with straw which is weighed down with stones.
Hops and yeast are added. It is bottled with residual sugar for the
secondary fermentation process in the bottles.