Recent content by Henrythewound

Found some trees today out near the S end of Houghton, two varieties, some yellow and some with reddish streaks. Are the red beans from the Velvet Mesquite? I made sure to only pick from naturally growing mesquite as I wanted the native flavor and not the landscape varieties that some here have...

Just read the whole thread, and I may be too late, but I'm in Tucson and someone mentioned late September might be a good time to harvest pods. I have been planning on doing something like this but have procrastinated on researching until now. I think I'll take a hike and look for some nearly...

Thanks, I already brewed my beer. I didn't manage to get nearly as much zest partially due to trying to avoid the pith. I figure I'll taste it tomorrow to see if there's enough orange in there and add more with vodka if necessary. Thanks for the pics

Klyph, how much zest would you say a 5 gallon batch calls for using thr vodka method? It sounds like you soak the zest in vodka then add to the bottling bucket?