Brewing with herbs
Bill Velek
batches with my homegrowns; the first turned out great -- 'wet-hopped',
and the other two are still in carboys, although I had already dried
those hops. Now I'm planning to expand my beer gardening into
brewing-herbs, and am searching for some recommendations.
First, I'm interested in which herbs seem to be the most popular or
useful for brewing, even if you are not growing them yourself. For some
reason I have never made a Belgium in the past -- that's what I'm
planning for my next brew probably next weekend -- and corriander (the
seed from cilantro) has been recommended by another brewer as a good
choice to grow to use for those.
Second, I'm particularly interested in any brewing herbs that can be
grown in pots indoors so that ... 1.) I can get started without having
to wait until next year, and ... 2.) most likely be able to grow just
one or two plants without having to put up with weeding and pests, etc.
So any recommendations along those lines will be appreciated, too.
Finally, I have expanded the scope of my Grow-Hops group to now include
herbs and grains, but there are not very many posts on those subjects
yet, and apparently not too many members there who are doing that yet.
But the amount of expertise and experience with hops among our 315
members should make Grow-Hops the premier forum for information on that
topic, and I hope to do the same regarding herbs and grains. So if you
are involved in gardening for your brewing, please help us out, and any
recommendations that you might have will be greatly appreciated. If
interested, please visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grow-Hops
Thanks, and 'good brewing' to all.
Bill Velek