Thursday, February 15, 2018

The Wildcrafting Brewer

This past week I finally got a copy of "The Wildcrafting Brewer" by none other than Pascal Baudar. (For those of you that are unfamiliar with Pascal's work, he is a well known forager in SoCal).

I highly recommend his work, which can be purchased here:

           


I'm super excited to read through this book and share some of it's knowledge with you all!


With it being winter not a lot of things are available for foraging. However, that doesn't mean nothing is available. All over the world fungal mycelium is still growing strong, and may even be fruiting in your back yard. 

If you live near a birch forest you may be lucky enough to find the highly prized, medicinal conk; Chaga. It isn't the fruiting body of this particular mushroom that is sought after , though. It is the sclerotium that forms, typically on dead trees, that is highly sought after. 



Or, of course, the ever resilient, non-substrate-biased Turkey-tail. These guys are found virtually everywhere. 


These are just a few of the foraged ingredients showcased in his new book. I am especially interested in his versions of Mushroom Beer and Turkey-tail Soda. 

Stay Tuned!

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