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hoping to do a brew with spruce tips but all the leads online ship from the US. does anyone local have access to or know where i could source about 1lb? thanks!!

blakee wrote:hoping to do a brew with spruce tips but all the leads online ship from the US. does anyone local have access to or know where i could source about 1lb? thanks!!

What type of beer are you planning to ruin?

Sorry, cant help you, but i am full of witty retorts...

blakee wrote:hoping to do a brew with spruce tips but all the leads online ship from the US. does anyone local have access to or know where i could source about 1lb? thanks!!

No spruce trees in any parks near you? You're probably best harvesting the new growth tips in March/April/May, You wouldn't need much, from what I understand a pint is enough (more than enough for some) for a 5G batch

Just the light green bit at the end is what you're looking for

I don't know how they package them (might be pickled or something), but these guys have spruce tips:

http://store-hmv2g3il.mybigcommerce.com ... 190ml.html

They don't have a physical store, but their mailing address is on the Danforth, so I'm pretty sure they're local.

cool, thanks guys! hoping to throw them into a cherry porter... intrigued by descriptions of cola-like flavours. i'll check out that shop on the danforth, hopefully they're just preserved and not pickled haha

actually it looks like the forbes canned spruce tips are pickled... anyone else have any leads?

Phone around to places that exclusive sell tea. People drink spruce tip tea so you should be able to find it at a tea store.

thanks for all your help, guys!

I have some in the freezer I picked from last year, I'll check when I get home. I work in the Queen/Mutual area. If you are interested in trading. PM me if you still need them.