RE: stupid, really stupid question: hops

[Guest guest]

> What is the most powerful form of hops? I've seen tinctures at the store.

> Sometimes i have trouble falling asleep, and it also would be nice to have

> on hand when one of the kids is overwired or we have a plane trip. Is it

> safe for children? The image of falling asleep while picking hops was

> lovely.

> Elaine

Lavender is very relaxing and smells so much better. Used lavender oil in

cleaning solutions for a while as its also antibacterial. WWII, lavender was

the only disinfectant used and available in French hospitals. Noticed

& now makes a nighttime baby bath with lavender. Have seen

lavender filled sleep pillows.

Wanita

[Guest guest]

>ok. ya know, i'm really really sleep deprived. so here we go.

>

>hops. gluten free? katjazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Yeah. They are a flower, and grow on a vine. The vines are REALLY EASY

to grow, and quite pretty. The pollen (the part that makes the flavor)

is sleep inducing, and if you put the hops in a stuffed animal it will

put your kid to sleep (they sell " sleepy rabbits " that do that!). The folks

who pick them have to wear masks or they fall asleep! Hops are

decidedly narcotic (== sleep inducing). So your tagline is quite appropriate!

They are also antibiotic, so I'm not sure weather to add them to

kefir beer or not. Maybe AFTER I take out the kefir grains.

-- Heidi Jean

[Guest guest]

What is the most powerful form of hops? I've seen tinctures at the store.

Sometimes i have trouble falling asleep, and it also would be nice to have

on hand when one of the kids is overwired or we have a plane trip. Is it

safe for children? The image of falling asleep while picking hops was

lovely.

Elaine

> Yeah. They are a flower, and grow on a vine. The vines are REALLY EASY

> to grow, and quite pretty. The pollen (the part that makes the flavor)

> is sleep inducing, and if you put the hops in a stuffed animal it will

> put your kid to sleep (they sell " sleepy rabbits " that do that!). The folks

> who pick them have to wear masks or they fall asleep! Hops are

> decidedly narcotic (== sleep inducing). So your tagline is quite appropriate!

>

> They are also antibiotic, so I'm not sure weather to add them to

> kefir beer or not. Maybe AFTER I take out the kefir grains.

>

> -- Heidi Jean

[Guest guest]

> Re: stupid, really stupid question: hops

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>>ok. ya know, i'm really really sleep deprived. so here we go.

>>

>>hops. gluten free? katjazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

>

>Yeah. They are a flower, and grow on a vine. The vines are REALLY EASY

>to grow, and quite pretty. The pollen (the part that makes the flavor)

>is sleep inducing, and if you put the hops in a stuffed animal it will

>put your kid to sleep (they sell " sleepy rabbits " that do that!). The folks

>who pick them have to wear masks or they fall asleep! Hops are

>decidedly narcotic (== sleep inducing). So your tagline is quite

>appropriate!

So where is the gluten in rice beer? Do you suppose they use some *barley*

malt in it? I love rice beer, such as Singha or Tsing Tao, but assumed there

was some gluten in it. I had no concept of what hops were and somehow

thought they were *barley* hops. duh.....

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[Guest guest]

Passion Flower is a safe herb to take to calm down or make you relax enough to

sleep

Sheryl

Elaine <itchyink@...> wrote:

What is the most powerful form of hops? I've seen tinctures at the store.

Sometimes i have trouble falling asleep, and it also would be nice to have

on hand when one of the kids is overwired or we have a plane trip. Is it

safe for children? The image of falling asleep while picking hops was

lovely.

Elaine

> Yeah. They are a flower, and grow on a vine. The vines are REALLY EASY

> to grow, and quite pretty. The pollen (the part that makes the flavor)

> is sleep inducing, and if you put the hops in a stuffed animal it will

> put your kid to sleep (they sell " sleepy rabbits " that do that!). The folks

> who pick them have to wear masks or they fall asleep! Hops are

> decidedly narcotic (== sleep inducing). So your tagline is quite appropriate!

>

> They are also antibiotic, so I'm not sure weather to add them to

> kefir beer or not. Maybe AFTER I take out the kefir grains.

>

> -- Heidi Jean

[Guest guest]

>What is the most powerful form of hops? I've seen tinctures at the store.

>Sometimes i have trouble falling asleep, and it also would be nice to have

>on hand when one of the kids is overwired or we have a plane trip. Is it

>safe for children? The image of falling asleep while picking hops was

>lovely.

>Elaine

I don't know what is the most powerful, but the *nicest*

I've seen is the stuffed animals with a pouch of hops

in them. Of course a nice hoppy beer is awfully good,

if they only made it GF (or maybe alchohol free for kids!).

-- Heidi Jean

[Guest guest]

>So where is the gluten in rice beer? Do you suppose they use some *barley*

>malt in it? I love rice beer, such as Singha or Tsing Tao, but assumed there

>was some gluten in it. I had no concept of what hops were and somehow

>thought they were *barley* hops. duh.....

>

>Suze Fisher

I don't know for sure, you'd have to call the company. Someone

on the GF group talked to one company and though they *mostly*

use rice malt, they also use barley malt. It's kind of sad, because

it seems rice malt is the *cheaper* malt (as is sorghum syrup) but

barley malt is still used in everything (even rice crispies ...).

-- Heidi JEan

[Guest guest]

>Did you notice that the narcotic comment was in relationship with OIL?

>Wonder if that is the distilled essential oil or an oil macerate.

I don't know ... I've never bought the oil. What I noticed in my

beer drinking days was that alcohol-free beer made me

every bit as sleepy as " real " beer, but tequila or vodka did

not. So I decided there must be something else in beer that

makes me sleepy. Seems to be hops ... but they also say the

infusion doesn't make folks sleepy, but, well, beer does for me!

I'm not really so much into herbals ... I used hops for making beer

and I have some in my yard (they are fun to grow), and I love

my tea tree oil, but I don't know much about anything else.

> Did you notice that JSWortham's links do not work?

Hmm. No, I didn't go past the first link.

-- Heidi Jean

[Guest guest]

If I'm not mistaken, the question was do hops have gluten in them?

No, they do not. They are the dried flowering part of the hop plant

and the bitter quality in them is the reason they put them in beer.

There are different varieties grown all over the world. Some of the

best come from the Pacific Northwest. They definitely have soporific

qualities.

As far as rice beers go, from my understanding true rice beer would

not have gluten in it. I'll see if I can find some of the recipes I

have come across. I'll also consult my Malaysian friend who make her

own plum wine.

[Guest guest]

hopss are fine for kids - and chamomile too. herbs for kids makes a

chamomile hops tincture that's quite nice if you don't do it yourself...

-katja

At 08:59 PM 4/30/2004, you wrote:

>What is the most powerful form of hops? I've seen tinctures at the store.

>Sometimes i have trouble falling asleep, and it also would be nice to have

>on hand when one of the kids is overwired or we have a plane trip. Is it

>safe for children? The image of falling asleep while picking hops was

>lovely.

>Elaine

[Guest guest]

Buy some vodka and throw some hops and chamomile in it for a couple weeks

min. Shake it every day and leave it out of direct sunlight and you will

get a much better tincture than anything you can buy in the stores.

Valerian is a good one for adults but don't give it to the kidlets. We

found out that it has the opposite effect on them. Fortunately I was in

labor so it was no big deal that he stayed up until 6 am Valerian will

not drug you...it helps you to slow down and drift into sleep. Any herbs

can be thrown into vodka and tinctured.

k

Re: stupid, really stupid question: hops

hopss are fine for kids - and chamomile too. herbs for kids makes a

chamomile hops tincture that's quite nice if you don't do it yourself...

-katja

At 08:59 PM 4/30/2004, you wrote:

>What is the most powerful form of hops? I've seen tinctures at the store.

>Sometimes i have trouble falling asleep, and it also would be nice to

>have on hand when one of the kids is overwired or we have a plane trip.

>Is it safe for children? The image of falling asleep while picking hops

>was lovely.

>Elaine

[Guest guest]

What are the amounts roughly?

Then what's the best way to take the tincture?

Thanks

RE: stupid, really stupid question: hops

> Buy some vodka and throw some hops and chamomile in it for a couple weeks

> min. Shake it every day and leave it out of direct sunlight and you will

> get a much better tincture than anything you can buy in the stores.

> Valerian is a good one for adults but don't give it to the kidlets. We

> found out that it has the opposite effect on them. Fortunately I was in

> labor so it was no big deal that he stayed up until 6 am Valerian will

> not drug you...it helps you to slow down and drift into sleep. Any herbs

> can be thrown into vodka and tinctured.

>

[Guest guest]

hee. amounts are so relative with herbs.

in general i put in enough liquid to cover the herbs with a little extra

for expansion etc. you can take the tincture just plain (in a dropper or a

spoon) if you don't mind the taste, and if you do you can dropper it into

water or tea or whathaveyou.

At 12:43 PM 5/4/2004, you wrote:

>What are the amounts roughly?

>Then what's the best way to take the tincture?

>

>Thanks

>

>

> RE: stupid, really stupid question: hops

>

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> > Buy some vodka and throw some hops and chamomile in it for a couple weeks

> > min. Shake it every day and leave it out of direct sunlight and you will

> > get a much better tincture than anything you can buy in the stores.

> > Valerian is a good one for adults but don't give it to the kidlets. We

> > found out that it has the opposite effect on them. Fortunately I was in

> > labor so it was no big deal that he stayed up until 6 am Valerian will

> > not drug you...it helps you to slow down and drift into sleep. Any herbs

> > can be thrown into vodka and tinctured.

> >

>

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[Guest guest]

Yes that is the best way. You can do a search on the net but it isn't

rocket science...just throw the herbs in a jar cover with vodka (the herbs

will soak it up some) and tincture. We bought fresh Echinacea one year and

tinctured it...very good! It's been tincturing for 1.5 years now...quite

strong...we just sick some off the top. I wouldn't waste money on store

bought stuff.

If you want a chamomile/hops you could do equal parts of the herbs and cover

with vodka. In formulas the recipe is usually given in parts which you

determine what the part is whether cups or teaspoons etc. There is a really

good video set out by Debra Nuzzi...it's on Amazon used....

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0962381209/qid=1083691361/sr=8

-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/002-9931688-6584835?v=glance & s=books & n=507846

It has 2 videos and a spiral book and will teach you all about making herbal

stuff at home. A must have for anyone wanting to get into making herbal

stuff at home...lotions, tinctures, glycerites, snuff and much more.

kayte

Re: stupid, really stupid question: hops

What are the amounts roughly?

Then what's the best way to take the tincture?

Thanks

RE: stupid, really stupid question: hops

> Buy some vodka and throw some hops and chamomile in it for a couple weeks

> min. Shake it every day and leave it out of direct sunlight and you will

> get a much better tincture than anything you can buy in the stores.

> Valerian is a good one for adults but don't give it to the kidlets. We

> found out that it has the opposite effect on them. Fortunately I was in

> labor so it was no big deal that he stayed up until 6 am Valerian will

> not drug you...it helps you to slow down and drift into sleep. Any herbs

> can be thrown into vodka and tinctured.

>

[Guest guest]

I don't like vodka so I always take it in Orange Juice.

K

Re: stupid, really stupid question: hops

hee. amounts are so relative with herbs.

in general i put in enough liquid to cover the herbs with a little extra for

expansion etc. you can take the tincture just plain (in a dropper or a

spoon) if you don't mind the taste, and if you do you can dropper it into

water or tea or whathaveyou.

At 12:43 PM 5/4/2004, you wrote:

>What are the amounts roughly?

>Then what's the best way to take the tincture?

>

>Thanks

>

>

> RE: stupid, really stupid question: hops

>

>

> > Buy some vodka and throw some hops and chamomile in it for a couple

> > weeks min. Shake it every day and leave it out of direct sunlight

> > and you will get a much better tincture than anything you can buy in the

stores.

> > Valerian is a good one for adults but don't give it to the kidlets.

> > We found out that it has the opposite effect on them. Fortunately I

> > was in labor so it was no big deal that he stayed up until 6 am

> > Valerian will not drug you...it helps you to slow down and drift

> > into sleep. Any herbs can be thrown into vodka and tinctured.

> >

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I've read that hops were originally added to beer to prevent them from

clouding and getting sour, and tastes became accustomed to this addition.

Re: stupid, really stupid question: hops

> If I'm not mistaken, the question was do hops have gluten in them?

> No, they do not. They are the dried flowering part of the hop plant

> and the bitter quality in them is the reason they put them in beer.

> There are different varieties grown all over the world. Some of the

> best come from the Pacific Northwest. They definitely have soporific

> qualities.

>

> As far as rice beers go, from my understanding true rice beer would

> not have gluten in it. I'll see if I can find some of the recipes I

> have come across. I'll also consult my Malaysian friend who make her

> own plum wine.

>