[PLUG-TALK] making/faking cheap beer for slugs
Paul Mullen
pm at nellump.net
Fri Jun 8 03:38:57 UTC 2012
On Wed, Jun 06, 2012 at 11:56:51PM -0700, Keith Lofstrom wrote:
> Beer traps work OK for slugs - they seem to like the smell of
> yeast and sugar. But my wife and I don't drink beer, and the
> stuff is pretty expensive as slug bait.
What sort of beer are you feeding your slugs? A 40 oz bottle of PBR
is only ~$2. Unfit for human consumption, perhaps, but slugs love it,
and a little goes a long way.
> Perhaps can toss some yeast and sugar into some food waste
> and make something ferment. Any home brewers with ideas? Or
> bad batches you want to dispose of? We have a 10 gallon carboy.
Five pounds of corn sugar (dextrose) and a few packets of ale yeast
might ferment a brew strong enough to attract slugs. Those
ingredients shouldn't cost over $10. Ten gallons, though... If I had
that many slugs in my yard, I'd run away.
--
Paul
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