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GTG

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So I have access to a few different varieties of mesquite with varying colors of pods that I am going to start harvesting next week. I will plan on getting 2 pound batches for people since that seems to be a decent amount of pods to do a nice batch of beer. If anyone is interested in a trade or just buying some, let me know. I should be able to fit 2 pounds of pods in a large USPS flat rate box. I'll give updates and post pictures next week.
I have done many trades in the past 2 years for prickly pear fruit and am looking to do the same with mesquite pods this year. If anyone is interested, let me know via PM and we'll see what we can work out. I'm interested mostly in trading for brewing ingredients but am open to most anything that has to do with our hobby.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f37/mesquite-molasses-beer-142992/
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/mesquite-carob-beer-186960/
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/mesquite-pods-188501/

Thanks,
GTG

I have also brewed and bottled a roasted mesquite stout with local grown black sphinx dates. I'll update with tasting notes as it matures a bit. If anyone is interested, I have been scouting local trees and will be harvesting pods starting in late summer as they begin to ripen. If anyone is interested in using some that doesn't have access to them, I will be happy to work out trades with them for other brewing ingredients/equipment. If there's some interest, I'll take it to the Classifieds forum.
Thanks,
GTG
 
do you boil it in the wort for a smoky flavor? I have no ides what I'd use this for, besides smoking some pork haha
 
do you boil it in the wort for a smokey flavor? I have no ides what I'd use this for, besides smoking some pork haha
 
sweet sounds good. that would be a good addition to a brown ale or a porter. I'm here in washington so i don't have any "local specialties" you may like, but the fruit stand near my house sells prickly pears.
 
It goes great into a darker wheat, one of my best beers to date, everyone loved it. As far as prickly pears, no thanks, I get buckets of them in September and do trades with them as well here on HBT.

GTG

sweet sounds good. that would be a good addition to a brown ale or a porter. I'm here in washington so i don't have any "local specialties" you may like, but the fruit stand near my house sells prickly pears.
 
mendozer said:
sweet sounds good. that would be a good addition to a brown ale or a porter. I'm here in washington so i don't have any "local specialties" you may like, but the fruit stand near my house sells prickly pears.

Find done huckleberries, and you've got your hands on a local specialty
 
ive never seen raw huckleberries anywhere. they don't grow nearly as wild as blackberries and raspberries around here. i'm never paying for blackberries again because they're at the beaches, on the roads, in parks, etc. crazy goodness
 
Yeah, they are harder to come by, and the known areas I imagine get picked quickly. I used to be in Portland and as a kid we'd go to eastern Oregon to visit family and go to some areas there where we'd pick pounds.
 
I did a trade a couple of summers ago for huckleberries for prickly pears. I need to bottle that mead someday I suppose.

GTG

Yeah, they are harder to come by, and the known areas I imagine get picked quickly. I used to be in Portland and as a kid we'd go to eastern Oregon to visit family and go to some areas there where we'd pick pounds.
 
You can get huckleberries online right now. They're not cheap though -
http://www.nwwildfoods.com/wild-ber...helens-p129/?gclid=COPTysb18bACFcsZQgodfFRDvA

http://thehuckleberryshop.com/?gclid=CPni_sj18bACFQkaQgodlkHlvQ

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0001KZ8YC/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0001KZ8G0/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

ive never seen raw huckleberries anywhere. they don't grow nearly as wild as blackberries and raspberries around here. i'm never paying for blackberries again because they're at the beaches, on the roads, in parks, etc. crazy goodness
 
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I'm interested in some pods to experiment with as well if they're still available. Thanks!
 
To all those that were intertested and worked out trade with me -
Pods are in the mail today, open them outside in case any bruchid beetles emerge.
I’m not sure if you’ve read into it or not but mesquite pods get used by the bruchid beetle to lay their eggs in the beans within the pods to produce offspring.
http://www.biology.ed.ac.uk/archive/jdeacon/desbiome/bruchid.htm

http://scienceblogs.com/neurophilosophy/2007/08/a_novel_way_to_get_a_drink.php

It doesn’t hurt the part of the pod we’re after.

Let me know when they get they and if in satisfactory condition. If you are not satisfied, let me know before you do anything with the pods.

Thanks,
GTG
 
I still have some of it left, anything else?

GTG

Unless you're looking for a variety pack of basil our berry crop sucked out this year. I've got mint, thyme, & lemon thyme too. Either way I'll take a box of pods if you still have any left. Our club just announced that we will be doing a gluten free beer brew off and the pods should make a unique addition. Let me know if any of those are of interest or just a $$ total shipped to 14622.
Thanks,
Walter
 
PM coming your way.

Unless you're looking for a variety pack of basil our berry crop sucked out this year. I've got mint, thyme, & lemon thyme too. Either way I'll take a box of pods if you still have any left. Our club just announced that we will be doing a gluten free beer brew off and the pods should make a unique addition. Let me know if any of those are of interest or just a $$ total shipped to 14622.
Thanks,
Walter
 
I'll have hops to trade in less than a month, nugget, columbus and cascade, or hop crowns if you are looking to start your own plants. I would like to try this in a gluten free beer since my fiance can't have gluten and the majority of gluten free beers on the market suck.
 
I'll have hops to trade in less than a month, nugget, columbus and cascade, or hop crowns if you are looking to start your own plants. I would like to try this in a gluten free beer since my fiance can't have gluten and the majority of gluten free beers on the market suck.

Some hops sound good. It will be a few weeks probably until I can get some pods together. I'll send you a PM.

GTG
 
i ordered some last year and my brew turned out great (still on draft actually). Is it still a big box for 15 or 20 bucks? I forgot the cost.
 
how long is the season? There are two per year right? I want a box for sure, just not sure if I want it now as I'm leaving the house in 9 days for vacation and will need to have to roasted by then.
 
Depends upon the weather and yes there are two seasons. Summer and fall.
I'm going out collecting this week before any rains start to come in. I'd be happy to trade mesquite pods for other brewing ingredients or items if anyone is interested. For example, I could use some Pilsen DME if anyone has extra.
Thanks,
GTG

how long is the season? There are two per year right? I want a box for sure, just not sure if I want it now as I'm leaving the house in 9 days for vacation and will need to have to roasted by then.
 
I've started collecting pods for my personal use this year -
Mesquite and sweet potato saison, mesquite smoked mesquite porter and a mesquite stout again probably.

If anyone is interested in getting some mesquite pods shipped in trade or otherwise, let me know.
Thanks,
GTG
 
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