I'm curious if anyone has ever used "hop tree" for bittering. It's other names are "swamp dogwood", "wafer ash", and "Rutacea Ptelea trifoliata". This plant is not in the Buhner book and I'm not having much luck finding a recipe or guideline for use. Fairly heavy citrus aroma. Bitter taste. Pioneers used them historically for brewing beer. If one were to brew with this plant, can one legally sell the beers? It doesn't seem that this plant is very well studied ( at least for the chemistries).
Does anyone know about other bittering plants that are not in the Buhner book? How do these alternative bittering plants affect the legal aspects of selling beer?
Is it time to practice brewing with alternative bittering plants and can they be sold, legally? What rules would apply? Yarrow sure makes the beers have a sort of narcotic zoning effect, would others?
I did experiment with the hop tree and it came out unique and ok tasting, but it could always get better!!!
Does anyone know about other bittering plants that are not in the Buhner book? How do these alternative bittering plants affect the legal aspects of selling beer?
Is it time to practice brewing with alternative bittering plants and can they be sold, legally? What rules would apply? Yarrow sure makes the beers have a sort of narcotic zoning effect, would others?
I did experiment with the hop tree and it came out unique and ok tasting, but it could always get better!!!
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