Plant Doctor Archive

Brew for the garden

Question WE make our own spirits and I would like to know if I can use the leftover brew on the garden. It seems such a waste to throw it down the sink. It’s just water, sugar and yeast, all the alcohol has been taken out. Also, could I put the used carbon filters on the garden?

Answer I SEE no reason why you shouldn’t recycle water, sugar and yeast in the garden. The only problem I can see is that the yeast will smell as it rots and may attract vermin.

I suggest that you decompose the yeast and sugar in a compost heap, making sure that you have a good mix of twiggy, fibrous material with your rich brew so you don’t end up with a foul-smelling mess.

The carbon filters, assuming they are just carbon, should be fine in the compost heap as well.