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10 Uses for Beer You Never Thought Of

10 Unusual Uses For Beer

1. Enrich Soil

Yeast is beneficial to plants. Pour a few tablespoons of flat beer into the garden to cultivate the soil. The yeast-filled soil will help plants grow healthier.

2. Polish Wood Furniture

Pour a little on a rag and rub it into wood furniture to add a little shine. It may also deepen the color.

3. Take a Bath

When washing let the invigorating bubbles cleanse and exfoliate skin. The yeasts and other ingredients are great skin-softeners. Don't forget to rinse.

4. Stain Removal

A light beer will help pull that stain out much like club soda will. Again, don't forget to rinse!

5. Lighten Hair

Soak your hair in beer and then lay in the sun. Beer conditions and pulls out highlights. If you don't want to smell hoppy, rinse.

6. Polish Gold Jewelry

Drop your rings and chains into a dish of beer, then remove and polish to a sheen using a dry cloth.

8. Put Out A Fire

Although certainly not as effective as a real fire extinguisher, a can or bottle of beer can mimic one if the real thing is unavailable. Simply shake and spritz. Beer is mostly water. This works on small grill flare-ups too.

9. Soothe Tired Feet

Add somebeer to a footbath. Ice-cold beer with lots of carbonation can be soothing for tired feet.

10. Build A House


Earthship, a house in New Mexico, has walls made of alternating layers of cement and beer cans. You can do the same to create retaining walls for gardens and other landscaping. Earthship also contains a thermal-mass refrigerator that uses full cans of beer as insulation. The cans line the walls of the unit, helping keep the temperature constant while minimizing energy usage. A ceiling vent allows frigid desert air to flow in during the night. The beer absorbs this cold, but never freezes because of its alcohol content. When the hatch is closed during the day, the beer releases the coolness.

I may never go to PlanetGreen again! A terrible article! Offering ways to use beer other than sipping and enjoying. Now if the article's title was "10 uses for Budweiser or Miller" I would be fine with that.