Seriously, you put perfectly good beer into the tumbler? I've never heard of this. Stale stuff sure but drinkable? I think I'll pass on that, to me it just seems wrong somehow.

Lloyd

P.S. Homer and I have a common love of beer.

tj

Karen

Greg
Southern Nevada.

I do have to taste test my beers when I bring them home to be sure they are not stale. Sometimes its close and a second sample is needed.

I am surrounded by ... um ...uh ... how should I say "fundamentalists" might be a good term. Putting used beer directly in the compost pile might decrease my already marginal acceptance. Hmmmm... might just be the answer for dealing with un-wanted conversations.

thanks for the idea. I''l just say some guy in Wisconsin said it would help the tomatoes, and he should know.

d

Greg
Southern Nevada

I am a Christian, and my Dad has been sober for 45 years - he would kill me if I drank.

I do buy $6 per 12-pak beer for the composter per my neighbors recommendation.
He uses cheap beer for his open composter, and let me tell you - his flower and vegetable gardens are gorgeous!
And he drinks beer, wine, and liquor - and doesn't regret using beer on his compost.

If anyone has some useful info, pass it on - leave the wretched attempts at humor to Leno.

Curt

I think most of the other posters are just trying to save you (and anybody else out there) a decent amount of money and beer. You didn't say how long your compost runs take or how much you make at a time, but you are putting $1.50-$2.00 a week into them in beer, a ready-for-human-consumption product. A lot of folks compost precisely because they hate to see things go to waste, so pouring your hard-earned beer onto it doesn't make much sense.
"But," you say, "this guy's garden is gorgeous!"-- well, so is mine, and I don't pay for any ingredient in my compost.
Even if your composting has sped up after the addition of beer (a big if), the most likely explanation I can think of is that it may have been too dry to begin with.

"I am a Christian, and my Dad has been sober for 45 years - he would kill me if I drank."
There are many good reasons not to drink, but I don't see any here. To each his own, I guess.

If you were a beer drinker and had some leftover beer some days, you could pour that on the compost, but if you're going to buy stuff to put on the compost, there are ingredients that will give you a bigger bang for the buck.

Having a beer now and then is bad but murder is okay? I don't think I will ever understand institutionally organized religion.

So, the serious answer to the OP is NONE.

Lloyd

P.S. I chuckled at most of the responses, I don't watch Leno but I bet more than half a dozen of the members of this forum could work for him.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, I also put a large amount of beer in my compost, but I filter mine through my kidneys first.

Christian or not, Aircapguy might want to try that. It heats the pile up even better and faster due to the extra nitrogen. If I lived close by, I'd even offer to filter those cheap beers you are buying through my kidneys too. I'm that kind of guy.

I'm sorry (not really) that you got your panties in a twist over people making jokes from your post but you just had to know people would. But if it helps any I have a related story: Growing underneath a can crusher I had mounted on my outside wall, (I crushed "Beer" cans with it if it makes a difference), was a potted Rose Bush. Before I crushed the cans I poured whatever liquid, (BEER and Backwash), that was still in the bottom of the cans onto the Rose Bush. This Bush was a very healthy and robust plant, I assume because of the (BEER). So perhaps your theory may work for your compost, but wasting money and (BEER) on it is a little much.

Greg
Southern Nevada

Your defensiveness is unnecessary-- you got serious answers and ignored them. The only posts you have made in your own thread were entirely off-topic. That's the behavior of a troll.

You should consider lightening-up and relaxing a little, it's a life extender. Also, at least I have the huevos to post my real name and email address, including the state that I live. You will find that in future questions you may have it will help those who are trying to help you.

Greg
Southern Nevada

Can't have a beer right now buddy, I have to go to work and it is a criminal offence to consume alcohol eight hours prior to shift. Maybe after work, if I do, I'll raise a glass to you.

;-)

Lloyd

Greg
Southern Nevada

and they like to be called little people ---

stress is a killer bro -----

life is to short for such ----

live long and prosper .....and IACBTC---

JB

;-)

Lloyd

P.S. Greg, off at 9:30 CDT, takes me 30 minutes to get to the Legion at home.

Greg
Southern Nevada

I'm sure the Lord appreciates your speaking out in his defense, but He can take care of Himself just fine. Lighten up man, you're making it harder for the rest of us Christian beer drinking composters to make converts. The idea is to ATTRACT people.... :-]

PS in suburban environments surrounded by neighbors, used beverages are best donated to the pile *after dark*. I get no strange looks from the neighbors, just standing out there looking up at the majesty of the stars.

And that's all I got on this one.

Lol, had you read even a few of the thousands of threads/replies (whacko thread for sure) on this forum you would have discovered that this is not the case.

"I'll look elsewhere on the web for my gardening answers."

Your choice. IMO you got some good replies/opinions on both of your threads, but by all means, feel free to explore other forums.

Lloyd

Here's a little help for you. You're talking about taking your hurt little feelers and finding another forum. Well, here's a religious forum that looks like they talk about gardening. If not it will be a starting place for you. Of course you could quit having such a thin skin, grow a pair, and stick around here and revel in the knowledge you can gleen from some of the experienced gardeners who participate in the fourms.

Good Luck in whatever you decide to do...

Greg
Southern Nevada

Greg
Southern Nevada

Greg
Southern Nevada

Look how much fun this guy is having, and he's not even gardening!

CHEAP BEER:

This is the beer I employ when I plan on working outside in our hot desert sun and usually drink a few of them throughout the working day, (maybe more depending on how things are going that day). These occassions generally result in an over active bladder which in turn causes more trips to the compost pile. I don't want to waste time getting this "previously used beer" to work for me so I make an immediate trip there when needed. Having (2) acres and no close neighbors I can safely do this at anytime.

DESIGNER BEER:

This beer is most often reserved for indoor use at special times, or good meals, and is drunk slowly and savored. While there are numerous brands of Designer Beer I enjoy, I especially like Dos Equis Dark with mexican food. Inside drunk "previously used beer" is most often not used in the compost bin because at my age getting outside to the bin in time could be problematic.

Your picture looks like a good setup for the OP to employ for speeding-up his compost pile. With modifications to direct the flow of the "Cheap Beer" in to the bin would allow the process to proceed quickly and easily. The only issue I could see would be that if the neighbors spotted him with this compost beer setup and his Father is notified.

Greg
Southern Nevada

Greg
Southern Nevada

There was a Monty Python joke about American beer and water. Something like this:

Drinking American beer is like having sex in a canoe.
How's that?
It's F'ing close to water man!

There. I'm pretty sure aircapguy will use that one the next time he's hangin out drinking in his garden.

Greg
Southern Nevada

He's off pursuing his drug of choice-- DRAMA.

I call my grass cutting "Lawnmower Rodeo". I do it mostly one-handed. The object is to see how fast I can get it done without running into a tree (I have several) or spilling my beer. The contest has it's own built-in handicap....

You know that's something that wasn't mentioned. Isn't beer a "Gateway" beverage that will lead people in to harder and harder beverages? Unless of course you're only using it to hasten the composting process. Something to think about...

Greg
Southern Nevada

Is vomit a green or a brown?

Turpentine and cough syrup.

beer in the compost
was not supposed to amuse
so aircapguy left

There, better now.

Greg
Southern Nevada

I know.. Tasteless. But I couldn't resist!

I have two kinds of beer.. Lawn Mowing beer (I seldom mow the lawn, but...) and Sipping beer. Here in Colorado, we have a LOT of micro breweries, so, to help with the local unemployment issues, I try to keep them in business.

I am a Gardener, a home brewer and fairly spiritual. I will offer anyone a beer or a home grown tomato, and I keep my religion and politics for face to face relationships.

But my humor is for all to enjoy-- including satire and sarcasm.

Greg
Southern Nevada

I feel no need to laugh at aircapguy, rather I'm a bit sad he's not better at making friends and tolerating 'regular' people. I fear he will not find many comfortable places on the net. This one is actually quite friendly compared to some he could stumble into.

I tend to have one AFTER gardening, when the work is done. :-q I do have a riding mower, but it's so old and decrepit it takes two hands to run the very stiff steering and make sure the deck doesn't slip down to 1/2" height unexpectedly...and no drink holder. Maybe one of those hats...

Greg
Southern Nevada

Speaking of which, I may have found something to facilitate gardening in a hot climate. This thing accommodates multiple cans for enhanced "hydration" and each can has its own insulator. Plus, who doesn't want to look like Rambo?

Obviously this does diminish the possibility of your beer getting warm in hot climates, but with the amount of available beverage you'd still have to drink fast.

Back to the drawing board...

Two words: onboard compressor.

:-D

borderbarb,
How can you tell if your worms have had too much to drink??

My husband does not drink (diluted) beer, he does home brew and home wine and we put the grains and other organic waste into compost.

Oh, and to hit the nerve on the OP - we are Christians and we know how to worship and how to party! God wants us to be happy and share our happiness with others. Everything in moderation.

No kidding, guys ... you should see my little wrigglers swarm over the newspaper infused with yeast foam. And seriously, ... all wonderful humor aside ... that old 'walk a mile in his shoes' thing is a pretty good idea. Maybe the guy who objected to the post has some pretty fresh pain to deal with.

Amen!

"WHISKEY FOR MY MEN, BEER FOR MY COMPOSTER"

Nope. Doesn't work at'all.

But, I would agree. There are better ways to fuel the compost than beer or booze. The yeast was a good tip. Unsulfured black strap molasses is an excellent activator of the good types of microbes (in the compost, not the gut).

"What a bunch of hypocritical losers."

Disagree. A lot of us are both sincere and successful.

"The same type who complain hearing constantly about "god" (not all, of course)"

Nobody does that here.

"never fully comprehending non-drinkers are tired of hearing about the god "beer"."

Suggest you skip reading beer-related threads.

"worship booze is a very disgusting characteristic."

Along with self-righteousness.

"I never trust alcoholics drunk or sober."

Bit of a leap, from 'cold beer after hot gardening' to 'alcoholic', isn't it?

I dunno what to think of all this. All I know is that the closest place on Earth to God is in the garden. Sometimes, though, I wonder if some people would recognize Jesus if he showed up, I really do.

here is a intro:

How Beer Saved the World
Did you know that beer was critical to the birth of civilization? Or that it played a crucial role in the building of the pyramids, the founding of America, the Industrial Revolution and advancements in medicine? That�s right � beer. Scientists and historians line up to tell the amazing, untold story that puts beer at the centre of the human civilization. Until almost modern times, it wasn�t just a drink�beer was vital to life. Where water contained deadly bacteria, beer was safe, as the fermentation killed the germs. It was drunk by men, women and children for a large period of time, and inspired great moments in human history. Beer was vital to the birth of America from the moment the Mayflower stopped in Plymouth � find out why!

So..... I reccomend learning about the history of Beer before anyone goes about criticizing something they know little about.

Also this thread was hilarious.