What about adding stale beer to water for plants?

[gixxerific]

There are people over here a lot and adult beverages may be consumed. I drink at times myself. But I recycle all my beer cans, the money normally goes to gardening stuff, mostly compost/potting soils. But I drain them in a bucket after collecting them. So I can crush them without getting beer all over me. I normally I pour this in the compost. But what about adding it to water for plants do you see any problems with this?

Dono

[lorax]

Try it on your tomatoes and watch 'em go nutso....

[applestar]

Sounds good to me, Gixx. I've talked about adding juice, tea, and coffee... Why not beer?

I guess remaining alcohol content could be a problem so watch for that, and I would in any case, dilute at least 1 part beer to 10 parts water.

Let us know your findings.

[rainbowgardener]

The alcohol will evaporate out of the beer, so if you just let it sit for a few days, it will be fine.

Alcohol has a boiling point of 78,4 degrees Celsius. However, even below the boiling point, liquids are already evaporating. The closer it gets to its boiling point, the quicker it evaporates (e.g. steam).
Since this boiling point is lower than water (at 100 C), the alcohol will not only evaporate, but will also tend to do so more quickly than the water in the beer. Leave a beer open for a few days and you will notice it tastes flat. This is not just because the CO2 (fizz) has left it, but is also because a good bit of the alcohol is already out of it. This is even more extreme in the case of liquors - if you leave a whiskey out for a few days and taste it, it will taste rather bland, and almost unrecognizable.

Read more: https://wiki.answers.com/Q/Does_alcohol_evaporate_out_of_an_opened_beer#ixzz1fZUPgo8l

[gixxerific]

Thanks, I didn't even think about the alcohol being a factor. But it looks like it evaps out pretty good. I have a small bucket here that has been sitting for a while. it even has some growth to it. The mold is what got me thinking this may be beneficial but than it could be bad mold as well.

[tomc]

There are people over here a lot and adult beverages may be consumed. I drink at times myself. But I recycle all my beer cans, the money normally goes to gardening stuff, mostly compost/potting soils. But I drain them in a bucket after collecting them.

If you have slugs, stale beer is an often used pest control for them.

Drown a few slugs with that beer before composting or spreading it out on a garden..

[gixxerific]

I tried that once Tom never caught a single slug, other bugs yes but no slugs. They are not a real problem here though.

[Dixana]

I was going to say something about it attracting slugs, but I do not know if it would still be attractive if it is left to absorb immediately into the ground....
Anyone?

[tomc]

I was going to say something about it attracting slugs, but I do not know if it would still be attractive if it is left to absorb immediately into the ground....
Anyone?

Some of us are not temperate enough to pull our heads out of the saucer with beer in it. its drowing by beer what kills [s]us[/s], er the slugs.

[dustyrivergardens]

tomc lol very funny

[CreateYourGoodLife]

I do homebrew and usually throw the dregs onto the garden. I have often wondered what effect the alcohol would have, but I haven't noticed any negative effects so far!

[DoubleDogFarm]

I do homebrew and usually throw the dregs onto the garden. I have often wondered what effect the alcohol would have, but I haven't noticed any negative effects so far!

I do homebrew and usually throw the dregs onto the garden. I have often wondered what effect the alcohol would have, but I haven't noticed any negative effects so far!

No negative effects. Hmmm

Eric

[applestar]

Sorry Eric. Now that I cleaned up the double-post, your double-vision post doesn't make sense.... Or maybe you've been tapping YOUR home brew.....

OK, back on topic : I imagine home brew would be even more beneficial for the plants and soil biology since it would contain active microorganisms and enzymes.

[DoubleDogFarm]

Sorry Eric. Now that I cleaned up the double-post, your double-vision post doesn't make sense.... Or maybe you've been tapping YOUR home brew.....

That's not funny

Eric

[Dixana]

Yep I really missed you guys, I get a good laugh at least once daily!

[DoubleDogFarm]

and now I'm being laughed at.

Eric

[Dixana]

Not at you, with you

[DoubleDogFarm]

Eric

[Bobberman]

I guess old beer gets what they call skunky. I have a case of it and will save to put in some of my seed boxes to see what happens! I live right beside the old Rolling Rock brewery which now makes Ice Light and a few others! Is the old beer just as good or better?

[DoubleDogFarm]

Is the old beer just as good or better?

I think past-your eyes beer is better for the garden.

Past-your-eyes is a process of heating a food, usually liquid, to a specific temperature 98.6 f, for a definite length of time, 1 to 2 hours and then cooling it immediately. Relieving yourself outside.This process slows microbial growth in food. hydrochloric acid The process of heating wine for preservation purposes has been known in China since 1117,[1] and is documented in Japan in 1568 in the diary Tamonin-nikki, but the modern version involving immediate cooling was created by the French chemist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur, after whom it is named. I thought it was John Harrington and Thomas Craper? The first pasteurization test was completed by Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard in April 1862.[2] Peeing in a cup The process was originally conceived as a way of preventing wine and beer from souring. [3] Making it sterile anyway.

Eric

[rainbowgardener]

I love past-your-eyes/ pasteurize!

[DoubleDogFarm]

Thank You - Thank You, I'll be here all day.

Eric

[gixxerific]

Would there be any nutritional value with this. I can imagine it is mostly a natural product with water, hops, grain etc.

[DoubleDogFarm]

It is true that soil micro-organisms need and consume carbohydrates and but they specialize in the complex carbohydrates found in plants, not the simple sugars found in soft drinks and beer.

https://www.walterreeves.com/lawn-care/lawn-beer-for-fertilizer/

https://www.doityourself.com/stry/tipsforgardencare

In the back of the book there is an extensive bibliography, detailing sources for much of the research the author has relied upon for his recommendations. Where necessary, he has done the scientific research himself, such as in the beer as fertilizer question (where the final results indicated that "beer is better consumed than applied to your garden.") Beer does, however, get a four-flower recommendation as a slug killer, so long as the traps are set up not only to attract the slugs but to catch them as well. In the fertilizer department, eggshells are a five-flower solution, although they shouldn't be your only source of fertilizer. The author suggests four to five crumbled shells per plant, mixed into the soil around the plant, in the garden or in a pot.

https://emmitsburg.net/gardens/articles/adams/2006/beer.htm

Believe it or not, leftover beer also makes a handy spot-fertilizer for your yard, and it's purely organic, since it's the yeast in the beer that does the job. This works best for home-brewed beer, since you end up with a thin layer of yeast on the bottom of each bottle, but it works with commercial beers too. Just collect any dregs in a plastic gallon jug; a milk jug works fine. Once you have enough, you can transfer some to a sprayer bottle and spray the solution on places in your yard that have turned brown or aren't growing well. The beer fertilizer will help the affected grass grow back in more fully. You can use it in your garden too, but it might not be as effective as other liquid fertilizers.

https://site.cleanairgardening.com/info/beer-as-natural-fertilizer.html

Do what you think is right, I say piss on it.

Eric

[Runningtrails]

I dump the winemaking dregs in the garden. I never thought about the alcohol. I suppose it evaporates quickly spread out on the ground ?

I'll go with that...

I think the live yeast is good for the soil? I know it's good for your hair (live beer, not wine).