[sexybudandnugs]

There isn't much info on using ganja in beer. So I made beer with ganja instead of hops. I put a whole ounce of ganja in the boil instead of hops (bittering) and it didn't come out that good. It didn't get you high either. So, don't waste your time, I wasted time and an ounce.

I figured people make tea with it and get messed up but it doesn't work in beer making. It did smell a little of it though. Conventional wisdom... it is fat and oil soluble not water soluble. I gave it a go, and it failed.

[Govinda]

THC is alcohol solvable, mate. I'm not very familiar with the brewing process though, would the buds still be in by the time the alcohol has become present? Although, the low alcohol content of beer might be to blame (the reason people recommend high proof liquor for green dragon). The small alcohol content combined with the water insolubility of THC might have just meant that the saturation point for the Cannabinoid-Alcohol solution was met under psychoactive threshold, while the rest stayed in the bud.

[sexybudandnugs]

Yeah alcohol soluble... it can really good butter too.... I take it out before it ferments... just when I boil the "wort".... which has not alcohol...

Yeah, low alcohol would be to blame if you put hops in secondary fermentation.... I don't think it would work that good with the usual 3-6% alcohol in beer...

I took out the stuff before any alcohol was created by the yeast... I figured the water boiling for an hour would help some cannabinoid.. like making butter... but it didn't...

it was worth a try... I didn't fail... i just found a 1000 ways that don't work... lol...

someone once said... drink your alcohol and smoke your weed.. i agree

[D0nC0smic]

use it instead of hops in the dry hopping stage

[sexybudandnugs]

yeah I was thinking of that... but will it dissolve in it? only about 4% alcohol.... maybe it is better to just separate ... weed as weed alcohol as alcohol

[pip313]

Why wouldn't it work assuming the buds are added after the hops have fermented. The alcohol would be able to keep some cannaboids in suspention but all that water will bring nasties with it too. Also the cannaboid content would be limited to less than what the alcohol content can hold because some will want to "crash out" of suspention.

It sucks acetic anhydride is so hard to get due to the use in herion manufacturing it would be nice to have real water soluable thc without having to add anything else. Smell less taste less colorless thc water now on to the ketene lamp.

I love how michigan's medical laws do not even define what usable product is.

If you wanted to get high off beer why not just dissolve bho into 180 proof and just add a little that's what I would do if I drank.

[Lazyman]

Next time dissolve some QWISO into a little everclear or vodka, and then add that to the final brew step. You'll get your THC kick for sure!

[hopleaf]

you need to "dry hop" your already fermented beer with arond an ounce per five gallon batch. you need to brew a high alcohol beer and wait until alcohol content is at it's highest before you add the cannabis. if you want my delicious cannabis ale recipe just PM me and i'll send you my time tested recipe that has nice malty base that rolls over the tounge smooth. that and fairly heavy hop schedule combined with the earthyness of the cannabis creates a very drinkable and effective beer that can be dangerous. think heavy ipa with and ounce of weed for the dry hops. i've brewed hundreds of gallons of beer and have brewed several successful cannabis ales.

[IMO]

i agree with the previous poster, if youd like to take advantage of some nice florals in your buds, you can easily dry hop your brews with them. i would not recommend throwing them in at any time during the boil, as the OP figured out it doesnt work out the greatest and their is very little benefit. i have used fresh buds to wet hop before, found this to be an excellent way to showcase the florals of some sativas, made a great pairing with just a basic pale. anyhow, just wanted to add my 2 cents since the OP seemed adamamant about not using buds to hop with. i think their is plenty of room for experimentation...dry hopping, wet hopping, and even using extract [some of the bigger breweries use hop extracts, im lookng for a recipe to make my own, staying true more to the flavor and scent than any psychoactive or physical effect.]

this post was much longer than first anticipated, much rambling was done. sorry.

[sexybudandnugs]

yes I used the hops as boiling hops.... don't do that.... I never dried hopped before... but why doesn't someone try it... I would do a "green dragon" instead after my experience....