Hop shoots are up 2014!!

Post by **mr x** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 7:53 pm

jeffsmith wrote:Drying them lessens the chances of freezer burn/crystallization since the water concentration is drastically lowered. Basically just lengthens their life in the freezer I believe.

I dried mine using furnace filters I had kicking around and a fan, worked great and only took about a day and a half.

If you vacuum seal, no worries on freezer burn.

moxie · Post by **moxie** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 9:18 am

I got a bit of Cascade out of my first year hops, probably enough to dry hop a few beers:

moxie · Post by **moxie** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 9:25 am

I ended up getting a spare vacuum sealer (Rival seal-a-meal) from a family member, so we'll see how it turns out. I will try to use 'em as fresh as possible, but part of me wants to keep them in the freezer for a while to see how effective the sealer is.

maltster · Post by **maltster** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 7:07 pm

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Ok, if you look really close you can see some buds breaking the surface...

KMcK · Post by **KMcK** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 7:53 pm

One of mine is budding, too. I like summer starting the first day of spring.

homebrewcrew · Post by **homebrewcrew** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:18 am

Anyone has any extra hops plants or a piece of a plant let me know.

Post by **mr x** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:28 am

I'm in the market for a few again myself this year. Anyone have a source locally, or is it too late?

wortly · Post by **wortly** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:29 am

Just a quick tip for folks sharing plants.

If you are going to clip your first flush of shoots and want to root them, make sure you have a node (where the leaves attached to the main stem) below the soil, or you won't have a rhizome form from the cutting.

Timothy Doane · Post by **Timothy Doane** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 10:00 am

Not yet!

I got all excited and checked my hop plants (Cascade and Golding) nothing yet, still under a foot of hay! With the warm weather and moisture watch out for slugs - they will eat and kill hop plants fast!

derek · Post by **derek** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 10:20 am

KMcK wrote:One of mine is budding, too. I like summer starting the first day of spring.

Apparently at least one was up last week - but I moved mine to the greenhouse, so I should hope so! I haven't even looked.

amartin · Post by **amartin** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 1:09 pm

mr x wrote:I'm in the market for a few again myself this year. Anyone have a source locally, or is it too late?

What are you looking for?

Post by **mr x** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 1:32 pm

Anything. These are for decorative properties, although I may use the hops for some purpose. I'm hoping to manage a few transplants from my yard, but I haven't had a high success rate.

Post by **GillettBreweryCnslt** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 2:04 pm

If we do an order again, or if anyone would be willing to part with a rhizome or two. I'd be interested in cascade and fuggles.

amartin · Post by **amartin** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 3:53 pm

Does anybody know how many rhizomes can be expected from a mature plant?

jeffsmith · Post by **jeffsmith** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 11:37 am

Took a look at mine this morning. Each crown has at least a half dozen shoots breaking through the ground. Even my Centennial plant that I was sure had died is showing signs of life.

amartin · Post by **amartin** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 3:58 pm

Three out of my four are up, although I'm leaving the mulch over them for another week or two.

bluenose · Post by **bluenose** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 10:24 am

I'd also like to try and grow some hops. What do I need and where can I get it.

Also, if someone has a link to a useful resource for how to care for them, that would also be helpful

jeffsmith · Post by **jeffsmith** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 11:13 am

This is where I've ordered mine from and I know a few others have as well: http://www.crannogales.com/site/rhizomes.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. They've got a manual that tells you a lot of what you need to know about growing hops. A lot of it relates to growing hops at a larger scale than the home grower, but most of it translates to a smaller operation pretty well.

Post by **mr x** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 11:20 am

A guy in Scotsburn was selling them in other years. Need to talk to him again. Root around kijiji.

bluenose · Post by **bluenose** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 1:37 pm

mr x wrote:Root around kijiji.

don't you mean 'rizome' around kjiji?

wakka wakka wakka

spears104 · Post by **spears104** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 1:52 pm

bluenose wrote:I'd also like to try and grow some hops. What do I need and where can I get it.

Also, if someone has a link to a useful resource for how to care for them, that would also be helpful

I bought a book called "The Homebrewer's Garden" that has a lot of info on how to grow and care for hops on a backyard garden scale. There are also a lot of recipes in the book using traditional ingredients. Its only about $13 on amazon.

Jason

homebrewcrew · Post by **homebrewcrew** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 6:21 pm

X if you find anyone selling sennd me a pm please.

Post by **mr x** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 6:34 pm

Sent Matt (Lynch) a e-mail today. If he doesn't respond, I might try to locate him in the phone book.

Post by **mr x** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 6:37 pm

Looky here.

Post by **mr x** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 8:26 am

Hi Robert,

Sorry, but at this time I don't think I will be selling rhizomes this year.

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