From my user name, you would think I brew a lot. I used to brew a lot years ago and started using this user name back then when picking a name. Habit carries over today. The last time I brewed was about 3 years ago. One reason I don't brew much is that there is an abundance of good locally brewed beer sold in the stores. Some years back, there was an alcohol limit on beer which prevented many styles from being brewed. A friend of mine was part of the Pop the Cap campaign to raise that limit. It was raised so the microbrewery business took off. A second reason is that time right now is short and I've developed other hobbies. Some include processed meats (summer sausage, fresh sausages, breakfast sausages, jerky, pastrami, deli roast beef) and fermented hot pepper sauces. Right now, I'm making a five pepper hot sauce.