Greetings Customers;

I hope you have planned out your gardens and planted a fruit tree for EARTH DAY. This year looks to be the best we have had for fruit bearing trees in 3 years.I will finally get crabapples this year.I see the apricots have survived for the first time in a long while. It's a canning year for sure! Apricot jam is the best ever. If you have never canned apricots before, then now is the time to learn. If you have a dehydrator, they also make a wonderful dried fruit.

If you have been going out and buying a glass of beer or wine lately, I think you will agree,it is cheaper to make your own. It is so much more fun and rewarding too.If you have been thinking about it, then stop on in and we will get you started.

Mark your calendars for June 4th at 6:30pm. Any one who has made wine from a kit, we will have a another wine tasting and trading that night here at Riley Ridge. Bring a snack to share and several bottles to trade with other people. We will highlight a white and a red wine for the next meeting to learn more about what to serve them with and how to serve them.All the kits so far have been wonderful, and there is still plenty of time to make one for this event.We have a lot of kits here to try. They take 6 weeks to complete, so come on in and get started.

There are some new Hops and Grains available. We now have the following:

Bravo hops AA 14 - 17%

Pilgrim hops AA 9-13%

Sorachi hops AA 12-16%

Sovereign hops AA  5.7%

Carabelge grain LB 12-16

Abbey grain LB 16-19

Carabohemian grain LB 72-79

Marris Otter grain LB 1.62

We also have some new products for the beer makers.

Kreamyx Beer primer with heading powder

Carb Tabs-250 tablets per bag

For our other experimenters we have Distillers Yeast-1 pd bags

These are just a few new products, but there are always more coming. June will probably be the next class for wine making. If anyone wants us to have a beer class during the summer, just let us know. We will let you know when we will do an all grain if you are interested. Just call and we will email you or call when we plan to do one.

July will have canning classes and jelly making classes. They will be advertised.

Enjoy your Spring and get ready for a fruitful Summer.We hope we can help you "Enjoy the Fruits of your Labor". Tickle the earth with a how and God will bless you with a harvest.

Becky Riley

Riley Ridge Supplies

bar.riley@gmail.com