Juniper berries?

[camonick]

The juniper trees in my area are Rocky Mountain junipers. I have quite a few of them on my property. The berries on these trees are on the smallish side (1/4-5/16”) but edible. From the Wikipedia—
Berries
The raw berries are edible and sweetest after the fall of their second year. Small quantities of berries are used to flavor stew, meat, and vegetable dishes such as sauerkraut and potato salad. Some tribes cooked, mashed, and dried Rocky Mountain juniper berriesinto cakes for winter use.

 

[cmac62]

^^^ Cam you need to get to brewing. You might also get some outstanding yeast off those things. LOL

 

[Cammanron]

^^^ Cam you need to get to brewing. You might also get some outstanding yeast off those things. LOL

As it turns out, I'm bottling a Hefe tonight!

 

[Cammanron]

As it turns out, I'm bottling a Hefe tonight!

 

[Cammanron]

Oops, forgot to add this…

 

[Cammanron]

^^^ Cam you need to get to brewing. You might also get some outstanding yeast off those things. LOL

What kind of yeast? I really don’t like sours, and I think that’s the only result of yeast harvesting.
Also, HOW would I harvest yeast in a “sterile” manner?…. realizing that this would probably be an impossibility. If it’s possible to get a tasty wild yeast, then.. BONUS!
In all honesty, a 3-$4 pack of yeast isn’t an issue.. since I make small batches

 

[cmac62]

I know there are ways to isolate individual colonies, but it is a process and maybe not worth the effort. I was just saying it looks like there may be some yeasty stuff in the white powder on the berries.

Funny, but my "Cam you need to get brewing" post was in response to @camonick comment LOL

The raw berries are edible and sweetest after the fall of their second year. Small quantities of berries are used to flavor stew, meat, and vegetable dishes such as sauerkraut and potato salad. Some tribes cooked, mashed, and dried Rocky Mountain juniper berriesinto cakes for winter use.