facter
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A close friend of mine has very bad glucoma, and has taken to using "alternative" medicines as a way of helping their condition.
They love beer, and I have been toying with the idea of making them something with a bit of a herbal remedy included in it, its taking its toll on their happiness lately so I thought a present might be in order..
What Im wondering, is who has used this ingrediant before? The questions I have are as follows ..
- i would use the flowers rather than the leaf parts, how does this affect the bittering? Does it work as a bittering agent?
- how does the oil affect the head retention? Is it worse than hops?
- how would it be added as a flavour/aroma hop? What kind of levels would you use?
- what about npotency? Not being into such medicines myself I am unsure as to what kind of ratio it would need to be to properly help out with the condition (nor am i a medical expert or anything of the sort haha)
- what is the flavour like? I wont be wanting to test it myself very much ...
- what style would it go best with? Im thinking of a classic pale ale or Amber ale perhaps
- what hops would it pair up with best?
Anywas, odd questions I guess, but I really dont know much about its use! I did read that page a few weeks back thats on the net somewhere, about some american guys, but there wasnt really anything specific as to its actual useage ... just the stories behind it!
Thanks.
They love beer, and I have been toying with the idea of making them something with a bit of a herbal remedy included in it, its taking its toll on their happiness lately so I thought a present might be in order..
What Im wondering, is who has used this ingrediant before? The questions I have are as follows ..
- i would use the flowers rather than the leaf parts, how does this affect the bittering? Does it work as a bittering agent?
- how does the oil affect the head retention? Is it worse than hops?
- how would it be added as a flavour/aroma hop? What kind of levels would you use?
- what about npotency? Not being into such medicines myself I am unsure as to what kind of ratio it would need to be to properly help out with the condition (nor am i a medical expert or anything of the sort haha)
- what is the flavour like? I wont be wanting to test it myself very much ...
- what style would it go best with? Im thinking of a classic pale ale or Amber ale perhaps
- what hops would it pair up with best?
Anywas, odd questions I guess, but I really dont know much about its use! I did read that page a few weeks back thats on the net somewhere, about some american guys, but there wasnt really anything specific as to its actual useage ... just the stories behind it!
Thanks.