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Not yet with the hops. I dont have time to invest in. There is a small hop farm north of Eugene. The two beer stores intown buy from them. I also enjoy making hard cider and mead.
I would like to try wine someday when I get more of a taste for it.
There is a microbrew fest next month that I am gonna enter. They have a homebrew contest.
I have two enters a pumpkin ale and a cider. I try to use the freshest ingredents I can. The cider I press myself its really easy as far a brewing goes no heating or boiling wort. The hardest part for me is trying to make it sweeter.
The pumpkin ale turned out really well but I dont like pumpkin so I didnt like it.
I had some honest friends try it and they all liked it. Amazing since there is usually someone that doesnt like what I brewed. Must be the brewmasters disapproval with it. I used a fresh pumpkin 12lbs half roasted half freshly cubed.
I love brewing. It is a great hobby.
So do you bottle or have a draft system. I still bottle. I am slowly parting together a corny keg system. I am waiting for a fridge.
Anyway I need to get back to the 106 bottles I need to fill and crown.
Thanks
Cooty