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Are the hops in beer wort still dangerous to dogs after being composted?

I make beer. I make compost. I would like to use the former, to assist the latter. However, as most home-brewers already know, hops are very dangerous to dogs. This made me wonder: If I use the wort that I strain out of my homemade beer, will the hops in the gooey mess still be dangerous to my dogs if they get into the compost days/weeks/months later?

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May 25, 2010. 4:56 PMNachoMahma says:
.  According to the Wikipedia article on dog health (my emphasis): "Even small amounts of hops can trigger a potentially deadly reaction, even if the hops are "spent" after use in brewing."
.  A Q&D search did not turn up just what about hops is toxic, so I can't tell if it would decompose during composting or not. :(  Better safe than sorry.
May 26, 2010. 4:04 PMlemonie says:
I can't find what either, but it seems to be the case
www.fallbright.com/HopToxPage2.htm

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