Beer soap

[ilovedoxies]

Beer soap has become my obsession this weekend. I have 2 batches made previously, the first one with Sam Adams dark lager, the second with Heiniken Dark Lager. Both turned out great. Family and friends loved up the first batch until I had no more left and the second one is still curing.

Is it essential to use a dark lager? What are the differences in the soap quality between dark lager and regular? I'm not a beer drinker so I don't really know the first thing about beer.

I am planning to soap with Sierra Nevada Pale Ale this weekend. I want to do a whipped batch, since that is my other obsession. It isn't a really pale beer, though. It's lighter than the dar lager, but way darker than bud light.

I also have a Sam Adams Summer Ale that I haven't used yet. I was thinking when I run out of the beer that people have given me perhaps making a batch out of some cheap redneck beer and using my cannibus scent and calling it "suds and buds".

 

[Natalie]

I can't really say, but I recently made a beer soap with Michelob Ultra. It's what we drink in the house and I had a bottle that hubby didn't finish and left it out for a weeks to let it become flat. Plus, I stirred it up before using to make sure it was flat. Maybe I stirred some bubbles back in doing so?

It was a very interesting experience. When I poured the lye into the beer it really fizzed and turned the beer a deep golden brown. I couldn't stir it much because it almost volcanoed. And it stunk like really strong beer. I added a little unsweetened coco powder to the oils because I thought a chocolate beer might be nice and the finished soap (still curing) is a deep dark brown. We'll see in a few weeks how well it turns out!

 

[ilovedoxies]

I suppose you don't get much lighter than Michelob Ultra.

Sounds normal to me. In addition to letting it sit for a couple days I boil it for about 10 minutes. It doesn't volcano but it does turn dark brown when I add the lye. It will cure into a nice light tan color. The smell will fade away.