If you’ve been following along at home you’ve hopefully seen the progression of my hop garden over the last few months. Today I’m pleased to announce that I have some really nice hop cones starting to form! Check it out: I several weeks ago I expanded the trellis on the Cascade plant and good thing […]
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What do you do when your local homebrew supply store is out of a hop that you need for brew day? How will you deal with the recent hop shortage when it might be months before you can find your favorite hop? Never fear my friends! I found this fantastic chart which details out everything […]
This year I decided to try my hand a growing hops! I’ve read that it’s easy to do and figured it would be fun to brew beer with my own hops. I was inspired by a past episode of Chop n’ Brew where the guys talked about growing hops in backyards and in whiskey or planting […]
Last weekend I brewed up a brand new brew I’m calling “Almighty Cascade Pale Ale”. It’s a variation of an extract recipie that I made last year. I’ve now converted the recipie to all grain and added more late addition hops…about six ounces of cascade goodness! I’ll post a follow up when it’s ready to […]