For all those lucky enough, or foolish enough, to have taken a bottle of our Calamus beer, and to those of you who were there for the brewing and still thought we were crazy….We talked about Acorus calamus this week in herb school, which is good considering I am currently writing a book on the subject and need all the help I can get. We learned an interesting thing that makes a hell of a lot of sense. Like many palluvial plants, that grow in the wetlands, they are highly anti-fungal, an adaptation that has allowed them to thrive in mucky water for thousands of years. Calamus is also the oldest living monocot, so you would think that this plant probably has some extra special tricks up its sleeves.
So here is the part that you probably have already guessed if you have tasted our brew…it didn’t carbonate because the anti-fungal properties of the root killed all the yeast! So, that is why the beer is flat and we had to mix it with PBR. However, it is still a great calamus fermentation and you can still enjoy all the wonderful attributes of the root. Take a step outside yourself.
Another important lesson: Last year Micah gave us a jar of strawberry jelly – a little half pint that she canned herself. My nature, as most of you know, is to save, store and hoard things for the apocalypse. Well, we carried that 2,200 miles, and, the apocalypse has arrived. Home tastes better from far away. Thanks Mic.
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