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farmguy
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Greetings from Oregon

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I've been been a homebrewer-wine maker for 15 yrs and a distiller for 3. I built a still out of a 15gallon beer keg with a 2" copper reflux column 36"tall. I built in a 1350 watt water heater element and sit the keg on a 90,000 btu propane burner. I can go either/or/both. Most of my distilling has been of fruit wines. There is so much fruit up here in the fall for the taking it's insane. Currently finishing a plum brandy and have in the works a grappa from 1 ton of previously squeezed reisling grapes and an apple brandy. I found and old apple orchard while elk hunting and got about 500 pounds of ripe apples before the bears got to them. I'm having a few issues with my grappa but thats for another forum. I just wanted to introduce myself and express my appreciation for the folks on this site. Most of my questions get answered just looking around. So thanks and happy cooking. ---Farmguy---
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Stilly
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Re: Greetings from Oregon

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Welcome to the Dance Farmguy! Lot of us from WA and OR around. Keep us posted on the Grappa. Lots of fond memories of drinkin Grappa in Piemonte Italy.

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mash rookie
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Lot of us here from the NW. Welcome aboard.
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Bushman
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Another NW'er welcome to the forum.
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OlympicMtDoo
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Yet another from the rain belt, welcome farmguy. It is sure a truly perfect Pacific NW day today, keep your yeast dry.
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rad14701
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Greetings, farmguy... :wave:

Must be something in the water up there in the Northwest... :think:

Good luck...
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Samohon
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Welcome to the forum farmguy...

Have fun... :thumbup:
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Welcome. I was born in Oregon and still miss it. Have fun.
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Welcome aboard. Fine Sir!
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