[PLUG-TALK] making/faking cheap beer for slugs

[Paul Mullen]

On Fri, Jun 08, 2012 at 01:21:49PM -0700, Keith Lofstrom wrote:
> I like the idea of the corn sugar and ale yeast, if nobody has
> failed homebrew to dispose of.  Thanks for the tip, I imagine we can
> find those materials at a brewing store.  If that doesn't drown the
> slugs, it will give them diabetes.  Better them than us.

I wonder if the fermentation is even necessary.  Would plain sugar
water be enough to attract the slugs?  You wouldn't save much money
(packets of dry yeast were well under $1 each last I looked), but
would save a week or so of fermentation time.


-- 
Paul