I received an email from Amber Beye, a local Four Corners resident writing a grant to perform a hop variety trial with Fort Lewis College. Amber is interested in the varieties that home brewers are most willing to use or would like to try and has created a survey (in Microsoft Word
2010 document format) to gauge Four Corners homebrewers' preferences for hops.
All participants are welcome and you just need to fill out the attached document and send it directly to Amber at amber@sccorps.org by March 28, 2012. You can also contact Amber with any questions you have about the survey.
In the end, we might end up with a local hop farm serving Four Corners homebrewers. At the least, though, you can help Amber write a grant that will help further hop farming in our region.
Cheers!
Jason