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Title: Couch Grass Brews?????
Post by: the_snail on September 21, 2005, 23:07:55

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

Title: Re: Couch Grass Brews?????
Post by: bupster on September 30, 2005, 20:56:08

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 ;)

Title: Re: Couch Grass Brews?????
Post by: Heldi on September 30, 2005, 23:39:17

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

Title: Re: Couch Grass Brews?????
Post by: the_snail on October 06, 2005, 03:11:00

Thanks Bupster  ;D

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

The_Snail

Title: Re: Couch Grass Brews?????
Post by: Orfy on October 08, 2005, 17:31:42

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.