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07-26-2006, 08:15 PM

Since this is the brewing section i figured someone might know if it is possible to correctly extract THC into a beer or ale, none of the recipes ive read so far had nug added just regular hops.
Peace out,
OGRoyal Grower

Reign of Terror · 07-26-2006, 08:22 PM

i wonder, yeast it up and see. you never know!

Laxpunker · 07-26-2006, 11:01 PM

I would think it'd be possible, however it'd be impossible to get sufficient amounts of THC into the beer. If you've ever made Green Dragon you know it takes a couple shots for you to feel stoned, and that's made with something that's 80 proof.

robobond · 07-27-2006, 06:46 AM

Well hops, the main ingrediant in most beer, is a relative to cannabis. So I do believe it's possible. I don't know how strong it would be tho.

mean mr.mustard · 07-27-2006, 05:54 PM

Well the main ingredient in beer is water. Next to that it's mostly malted barley followed by hops. After primary fermentation there is alcohol in the mix as well. This alcohol dissolves the THC and distributes it into the beer. Some watercure their buds so that they don't impart a "green" flavor to the beer. Some use kief or hash. I think that the important thing is how long it's left to dissolve into the beer.
As for potency in relation to green dragon, I think that it if you don't put much in your green dragon it won't be so easy to get lifted by a shot, it'd take more. Similarly if you dose your beer high enough, you'd probably only need one or two. The proof isn't as high in the beer but if the alcohol holds the same amount of THC it would take the same number of drinks as the green dragon.

Nate · 07-27-2006, 06:07 PM

Sure it's possible! Mr Mr Mustard is right on the money!

When we made green dragon it only took one or two shots before we were ripped!!!

Dankdude · 07-28-2006, 08:22 PM

One must remember that if your going to put a green dragon in your beer, only use one or two ounces in the bottle or your going to taste whiskey in the beer.

If you make a high alcohol beer to start with (say 7% alc by volume or higher) the THC will desolve in the beer and off any plant matter.

bucks8n · 05-05-2009, 07:32 PM

I heard (on TCC zymurgy group threads) 6% alcohol is needed for THC extraction after long maturation but have no evidence to back that up and trying to find some...

bucks8n · 05-06-2009, 12:08 AM

Reading further on this the answer is very much 'yes' it even has a proper name and tradition

From the 'good beer guide Germany' from camra:

Hanfbier
brewed with hemp blossom rather than hops handbier was reintroduced in 1996 by kronenbauerie Wahl in gundelfingen (cannabia) and bier company in Berlin (turn). Neither of those breweries survives although both are still around having been contracted to brewers outside Germany. Withingermany wekbiw of just two brewpubsthat brew handbier seasonally, both in saxony.

maryjohn · 05-08-2009, 05:31 AM

not sure about this, but maybe the two solvents are not created equal?

07-26-2006, 08:15 PM	#1
OG Royal Grower Guest Posts: n/a	So is it possible...? Since this is the brewing section i figured someone might know if it is possible to correctly extract THC into a beer or ale, none of the recipes ive read so far had nug added just regular hops. Peace out, OGRoyal Grower
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07-26-2006, 08:22 PM	#2
Reign of Terror I am the Ruler of Horror...the Reign of Terror. Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 582	i wonder, yeast it up and see. you never know!
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07-26-2006, 11:01 PM	#3
Laxpunker The fundamental things apply Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 482	I would think it'd be possible, however it'd be impossible to get sufficient amounts of THC into the beer. If you've ever made Green Dragon you know it takes a couple shots for you to feel stoned, and that's made with something that's 80 proof.
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07-27-2006, 06:46 AM	#4
robobond Future Psychopharmacologist Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Behinds You Posts: 730	Well hops, the main ingrediant in most beer, is a relative to cannabis. So I do believe it's possible. I don't know how strong it would be tho. __________________ I suddenly became strangely inebriated. The external world became changed as in a dream. Objects appeared to gain inrelief; they assumed unusual dimensions; and colors became more glowing. Even self-perception and the sense of time were changed. When the eyes were closed, colored pictures flashed past in a quickly changing kaleidoscope. After a few hours, the not unpleasant inebriation, which had been experienced whilst I was fully conscious, disappeared. What had caused this condition? - - Albert Hofmann - - Laboratory Notes (1943) Exeriences Had: Marijuana Salvia Divinorum Come See My Microgrow "Looks like we're going to need another Timmy! " - Mr. Lizard Last edited by robobond; 07-27-2006 at 07:23 AM..
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07-27-2006, 05:54 PM	#5
mean mr.mustard I Pass Satellites Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Overturning Pebbles and Upending All the Animals Alight Posts: 6,418	Well the main ingredient in beer is water. Next to that it's mostly malted barley followed by hops. After primary fermentation there is alcohol in the mix as well. This alcohol dissolves the THC and distributes it into the beer. Some watercure their buds so that they don't impart a "green" flavor to the beer. Some use kief or hash. I think that the important thing is how long it's left to dissolve into the beer. As for potency in relation to green dragon, I think that it if you don't put much in your green dragon it won't be so easy to get lifted by a shot, it'd take more. Similarly if you dose your beer high enough, you'd probably only need one or two. The proof isn't as high in the beer but if the alcohol holds the same amount of THC it would take the same number of drinks as the green dragon. __________________ Life's most persistent and urgent question is, "What are you doing for others?" - Martin Luther King Jr. People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent. - Bob Dylan Be good and you will be lonely. - Mark Twain How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. - Anne Frank
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07-27-2006, 06:07 PM	#6
Nate Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: USA Posts: 105	Sure it's possible! Mr Mr Mustard is right on the money! When we made green dragon it only took one or two shots before we were ripped!!! __________________ "NateTheGreat" Apollo's Thunder! "...See, the law changes and I don't. How I stand vis-à-vis the law at any given moment depends on the law. ...I consider myself a road man for the lords of karma." ---Hunter Thompson, 2003
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07-28-2006, 08:22 PM	#7
Dankdude A figment of your imagination Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere in the Mountains of Colorado Posts: 193	One must remember that if your going to put a green dragon in your beer, only use one or two ounces in the bottle or your going to taste whiskey in the beer. If you make a high alcohol beer to start with (say 7% alc by volume or higher) the THC will desolve in the beer and off any plant matter.
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05-05-2009, 07:32 PM	#8
bucks8n Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 55	I heard (on TCC zymurgy group threads) 6% alcohol is needed for THC extraction after long maturation but have no evidence to back that up and trying to find some... __________________ Why is marijuana against the law? It grows naturally upon our planet. Doesn't the idea of making nature against the law seem to you a bit... unnatural? You know what I mean? It's nature. How do you make nature against the f*****g law? - Bill Hicks
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05-06-2009, 12:08 AM	#9
bucks8n Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 55	Reading further on this the answer is very much 'yes' it even has a proper name and tradition From the 'good beer guide Germany' from camra: Hanfbier brewed with hemp blossom rather than hops handbier was reintroduced in 1996 by kronenbauerie Wahl in gundelfingen (cannabia) and bier company in Berlin (turn). Neither of those breweries survives although both are still around having been contracted to brewers outside Germany. Withingermany wekbiw of just two brewpubsthat brew handbier seasonally, both in saxony. __________________ Why is marijuana against the law? It grows naturally upon our planet. Doesn't the idea of making nature against the law seem to you a bit... unnatural? You know what I mean? It's nature. How do you make nature against the f*****g law? - Bill Hicks
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05-08-2009, 05:31 AM	#10
maryjohn Banned Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,160	not sure about this, but maybe the two solvents are not created equal?
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