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Offline mtnrockhopper

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Re: Absente
« Reply #15 on: December 04, 2012, 10:07:04 am »
This is where I get to break out one of my favorite terms in the entire English language, "confirmation bias". ;)

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Re: Absente
« Reply #16 on: December 04, 2012, 12:05:32 pm »
Has anyone ever used wormwood to bitter beer?

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Have not used it, but it is said to be one of the most bitter things known. I would experiment on a pint of beer, with very small amounts.

Oh, it's definitely bitter. I tried to make my own Absinthe back in my younger, stupider days by steeping herbs/spices and a bunch of wormwood in vodka. That was some puking of epic proportions - and it wasn't alcohol induced as I could barely choke down one shot of the stuff. Good luck to you if you want to try it in beer...
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Re: Absente
« Reply #17 on: December 04, 2012, 01:08:05 pm »
I have watched people who I had previously seen handle vast amounts of alcahol reasonably well do some of the stupidest things you can imagine while drinking homemade absinthe.
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