Hemp beer is non-psychoactive and can be brewed with hemp seeds, which provide nutritional benefits such as protein and essential Omega-3 and -6 fatty acids. Many companies use hemp as a natural filtration membrane, while others add roasted hemp seeds for a subtle flavor. The marketing for hemp beer often leans towards the hemp connection, with many companies sporting names like Hemp Brou and Hemp Ale.
Hemp beer is non-psychoactive, as if it was brewed with another byproduct of Cannibis sativa cultivation &emdash; the bud popularly known as marijuana. The usefulness of hemp is known around the world, being used for clothing, fuel, rope, plastic, paper and in many health remedies. After being crushed, hemp seeds can be added during the beer distillation process to provide a cocktail of nutritional benefits. As one hemp brewer told Time magazine in 2003, it won’t get a person high, but it can get them drunk.
This type of hemp-infused alcohol is produced by over a dozen producers around the world, many centered in Europe. Hemp seeds are often roasted and then added during fermentation for beers, wine and other types of alcohol such as rum, brandy or vodka. One brand, Cannabis Vodka, is sold with the roasted cannabis seeds floating at the bottom of the bottle—emdash; one third nutrition, one third flavor and one third marketing. Other companies simply use hemp as a natural filtration membrane.
In the hemp brewing process, a subtle flavor can be added from the crushed hemp seeds, especially if the seeds are roasted first. In other beers, especially those that simply use a hemp filtration system, it can be difficult to even distinguish the ingredient. According to a recipe available from O’Shea Brewing Company for 420 Hemp Ale, the ounce (30 grams) of crushed seeds is dwarfed by several pounds of typical brewing ingredients: 6 ounces (170 grams) of malt extract, one pound (453.592 grams) of salt, hops, Irish moss and various brewers yeast which combine to make the liquid a beer.
What makes hemp beer nutritious is its punch of protein and essential Omega-3 and -6 fatty acids. Many hemp brewers insist that blending these seeds, from the Cannabis sativa plant, with hops, of the Humulus lupulus species, works well because they are closely related. Both belong to the Cannabinaceae family of plants.
Marketing for hemp beer usually leans suggestively towards the hemp connection, even if the ingredient is often simply free. Many companies sport names like Hemp Brou from the Czech Republic, Hemp Ale from California’s Humboldt Brewing Company, and Millennium Buzz from Alberta, British Columbia. For companies that don’t suggest the hemp connection in their name &emdash; like the Turn brand from Germany that uses hemp flowers for flavoring and adding; the packaging is usually clear, with the iconic fan of a marijuana leaf displayed prominently on the label.
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