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Subject: Mulch or compost from spent hops?
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Date: Thu, 29-Mar-84 18:41:35 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar 29 18:41:35 1984
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We have a vegetable garden, and we brew our own beer.  Question:  Are the
spent grains and hops usable as mulch, or as part of compost?

I have no worry about the spent grain itself - it's mostly husks and fiber
from the barley kernels.  (Note: This is refuse from brewing - BEFORE any
fermenting.)  However, the spent grain and hops are all mixed together, and
I'm worried about using the hops.  I have read once (I forget where) that
there is some problem in using hops because of some of the acids or oils.
I would like to know if this is true and, if so, whether mixing it into
compost will avoid the problem.  Since we get several pounds of organic
gluck out of a batch of beer, I hate to throw it away.
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