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Home Made Slug Juice for 'Beer Traps'
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Posted by
egnilk66 9 - Southern Califor (
My Page) on
Wed, Apr 11, 12 at 13:08
| I have just tried something new...I made a makeshift quick-beer for the beer traps instead of using good (or even bad) beer. It's MUCH cheaper.
I start with a one gallon cider jug (but any large container should work).
Into that I put some wheat bran and some barley (not totally necessary, but I figure I will sprinkle that around the garden for them to eat once we get to the bottom of the jug (I read that the bran makes them swell....to death). I put a couple table spoons of yeast into the jug with a cup or two of sugar. Then I top that up with lukewarm water. Let that sit for a few days and put it in your beer traps (yogurt cups, etc)
1. Gallon Jug
2. 2 T Yeast...any will do.
3. 2 C sugar (any kind)
4. 1 Cup Bran (not required)
5. 1 Cup whole grain wheat or barley (not required)
This mixture seems to be working just fin! and at the cost of about $2/Gallon. |
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RE: Home Made Slug Juice for 'Beer Traps'
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| I'll definitely be trying this! It almost always makes me cry, wasting perfectly good beer. :( Mucho thanks! :) |
RE: Home Made Slug Juice for 'Beer Traps'
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- Posted by egnilk66 9 - Southern Califor (My Page) on
Mon, Sep 3, 12 at 0:44
RE: Home Made Slug Juice for 'Beer Traps'
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| This gives me an idea! Sometimes I get quite a bit of hooch in my sourdough starter. It has alcohol. Will it attract slugs? Have to try make a slug trap instead of dumping it in compost. There is an army of them now when it rains. Thanks! |
RE: Home Made Slug Juice for 'Beer Traps'
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- Posted by egnilk66 9 - Southern Califor (My Page) on
Sun, Nov 18, 12 at 21:41
| Yes, it should work. Let us know! |
RE: Home Made Slug Juice for 'Beer Traps'
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| Finally the first slug or maybe it was an accident. Will try your recipe with sourdough wash out and corn syrup. |
RE: Home Made Slug Juice for 'Beer Traps'
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| Hmm... something wrong with my posting here. Check out my post in this forum at "slugs at chard under agribond..." |
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