Every year I get the chance to hunt white tail deer with my Father and a bunch of other guys in my family. I've recently started taking some home brew with me. Do they like it? So far so good! I just wish I would have brought enough of the beer they like, 1620 Just in Time Ale. Ah well, next year I'll brew one for this side of the family too.
This post is about something else too. Recently I've been thinking about brewing with ingredients indigenous to my area. Perhaps these wild grapes would impart a pleasant flavor in the beer? I found them while walking through the woods today. In fact they were all over the place!
Anybody out there interested in trying to brew with indigenous ingredients?
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I was listening to a report on the BBC where this guy in England created a diet based on only native foods. It's a healthy choice, good for the local economy and it's good for the environment (no transportation emissions). I am all about using native ingredients!
So I'm not the only one thinking of this stuff. Well, if I get a chance to pick some of those wild grapes, I just might try brewing with them.
I was also thinking that elderberries seem like an interesting choice for a stout recipe. Hmmm...
I am very eager to use wild herbs/plants/berries in my beers next year. I know someone who hosts urban foraging trips throughout the year and knows more about this stuff than anyone. She even has a massive hop vine clinging onto her back fence...its so rad. Please visit her site at salvationjane.net
Anyways. Last Spring my brother and I made a Dandelion Mead from lcal dandelions, which I will definitely try again. And after talking with a few friends who know all about urban edibles, my brother and I intend to forage and make many brews with indigenous ingredients.
Adam, those grapes/berries might just have that natural "unpleasant" tang that will make an aged/funky beer great!
Somehow my comment from a few days ago isn't here. Hmmm....
Anyway, I didn't get to pick the grapes this year. I'll have to wait on that one. I think you might be onto something there Ted. Your point really resonated with me last night as I tasted many Russian River funky beers last night. Mmmmm...Sanctification
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