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I didn't realize hops could kill my dog..

Post #1 made 11 years ago
by QuinBrew
Not sure where else to put this, but as it doesn't result in beer, I'll put it here.

FYI, hops are toxic to dogs (see this link http://www.petpoisonhelpline.com/poison/hops/). I apologize if this has been covered before but not even my vet had heard about it and we have a lot of local homebrewers in our area. I had just dumped my spent hops on the compost pile (in the freezing cold) and looked at my goofy labrador chewing something (as she is very non-specific in her eating habits), and realized I should probably retrieve the frozen lump-o-hops and garbage bin it instead. It's my understanding the less processed they are the more toxic, i.e. if you grow hops, don't let the dog nibble 'em.
Thanks for your time.
Last edited by QuinBrew on 08 Apr 2014, 22:19, edited 2 times in total.

Post #2 made 11 years ago
by BobBrews
Some dogs are effected. They over heat and can't pant enough to cool down. Somehow you have to cool them down quickly to save them. I can't remember it in detail? Yes be careful. My dog will eat anything!
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Post #3 made 11 years ago
by Yettiman
My dog is the fussiest eater out there, but this is good to know, I just tend to dump the whole lot of the garden, and dig it in sometime later.

I'll stick to the compost bin in future.

Thanks for sharing
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Post #4 made 11 years ago
by PistolPatch
And don't forget your goats either.

Here's an excerpt from this thread on AussieHomeBrewer. This was Chris's first brew day...
Hi all,

Completed my first AG brew on the week end and what a debacle that is still impacting on the family.

Sequence of stuff ups

(1)Underlet into mash tun wih out pre warming mashtun
(2)Put too much water into mashtun 3.5 l/kg instead of 2.5 l/kg however this countered the very cold mash tun and still hit correct temp
(3) During stiring of grist knocked the hose of the false bottom
(4) drained wort complete with some grain into kettle
(5) noted that I only had 24l in the kettle instead of 31 litres. Where did the 7 litres go??
(6) in a moment of brillance I decided to add 7 litres of water to kettle
(7) fed used grain to Casper the goat
(8) ended up with 25 litres of OG 1040 instead of 22 litres of 1045 in the fermenter. Where did the additional 3 litres come from??

Monday morning goat not looking well, he couldn't be bothered sitting in his house despite heavy frost.

Tuesday morning goat dead.

Things to do
Recalc my water needs and dead spaces
Stop doing other jobs while brewing
Fix false bottom connections
Bury 60kg goat- bloody big hole!!! or feed goat to the Wedge Tailed Eagles and devils as a tribute to the gods

Next beer might have to a Bock to celebrate Casper the Friendly Goats life and death.

What a great birth of Tasmania's most Western Brewery! Gunna call my brewery Sister's Kiss Brewery :lol:
See how hard three-vessel brewing is?

;)
Last edited by PistolPatch on 09 Apr 2014, 12:21, edited 2 times in total.
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