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Question. I had some heirloom hops tested last week at KAR labs just for simple acids. I believe the 'mother plant' to be 50 to 100 yrs old and probably Cluster because that's what everybody grew up here pretty much. So, heres my question. The heirlooms have always been TWICE the size...

OK. I am still a newbie but have grown my own hops for 6 years now, ever so slowly expanding the yard to where I now have 180 healthy plants and plan to have 300 within 3 years. I now want to start selling them. I HAVE been selling them but to friends and what not for cheap or christmas...

Are fresh manure slurry and/or Fishmeal any benefit to hops? Too much nitrogen ? If they are beneficial when and how often? How much? I heard somewhere that fresh manure should only be used for first year or two. ?? I already amend the top layer ( no tilling just sprinkle it on every year ) 1...

Sorry if this has been beaten to death but I couldn't find exactly a post or thread. I have a dozen roots that were the bines coming from the mother plants. Since it was the bine and has fairly large carrot looking root can I plant THIS? OR put in water? Or is it simply an offshoot of the...

I planted rhizomes in 2 Gallon pots a few weeks ago. Have them coming out of the ground now. My main reason for doing this was to increase the number of rhizomes or harvesting MORE rhizomes than I planted. Or take roots that have 'nubs' on them that will turn into more plants. Will this...

Are they still proprietary? Any on the black market? LOL. Joking. But are they available or no? Thanks.

Thinking of doing something I have not tried yet. Took some cuttings this late Summer, got a late start on them but they are all rooted and doing ok in small pots. Periodically and randomly tested them and most had roots and shoots. My intent was to plant these in the Fall and then cover them...

Ok, got a question. Never have I seen this before. I've grown hops here in upstate New York for 6 years now. Definitely not a pro but enough to see various things, etc. this one havent seen and I am really bummed. I currently have 200 plants and all are/have done very well here. Intend to...

Going to wash some yeast. I've saved full cakes for a while and used them but wanted to try washing. In these photos is the granular stuff traub? Or yeast? Much finer stuff in very bottom. My feeling is that the 2nd layer from top, the cloudy layer has most of the yeast. Am I correct?

Ok. I've successfully grown plants for the sole reason of harvesting more rhizomes. I have done this a few times on one year old plants and had 20 to 30 rhizomes grow to full mature plants. Now, the difference this time around is I planted some in pots since our winter is prolonging like...

Will the hop cones still be viable after 6 Months in freezer zip lock bag that were frozen fresh, not dried? My sister has some heirloom in Brattleboro VT and last time I visited it was harvest time from the looks and feel. It is WICKED grapefruity aroma and flavor when I made tea. And Im...

Not sure just where to post this but here goes. I looked and read many of the posts but didn't see answer to my question. I've never re-used or washed yeast and will try using the sticky method here. Question, how long will they last in fridge? What 'directions' do I follow for making a...

OK. Never did this before but figured I'd give it a shot since its only 6 Gallons. In the past I've had some problems with stuck fermentation on a higher gravity ( 12 lbs of LME 6 G ) so I figured try something. I waited til most of the initial high paced fermentation was over to the eye...

Alright, I'm sure someone has tried this but I had an idea of harvesting a bunch of rhizomes pretty much immediately after harvesting the plants in Late August. So I did. My 'idea' was they would get a real nice head start and maybe even begin to come out of the ground by October's end...

OK. Not sure where to post this but here goes. At what minimum depth must the hops be growing at ? I have 3rd yr. Cascades in "pits " that are 2 feet by 2 feet. But that is 'small scale' and less than 30 plants. What about 100 to 200 plants? Is it feasible to go down to 24"? We have...

Hi all, I'm fairly new to this forum and have been growing hops here in Central New York for 5 yrs. I currently have 30 plants. My question is for small hobby type farms or even medium scale production, how many bines to most farms let go up the lines? I used quotes on the term...

I have discovered a hops patch on the property here in Upstate NY. Is there any way of knowing what variety it is? Or should I send it in for acid content testing. At least I would know what I can use if for eh? It is HUGE and well established. 18" leaves. Thanks.

Never done it, but is it possible to bottle/carbonate in those inexpensive growlers with the screw cap or will it blow? Thanks.

So, I planted Cascade and Fuggles 3 years ago. Same exact soil, same everything and the Fuggles is still not doing well. I mean it does 'OK" but only a handful of buds and cones. Meanwhile about 30' away: Cascade: Kicked ass after the 2nd season, this the 3rd season and I got tons of...

I searched but didn't find exact same question(s) so here goes. I have 2nd year plants and want to make new plants from these. SHould I wait til 3rd year? Is that necessary? And where exactly do I take them from? Deeper? OR can I take them off of branched out bines lying in the surface...