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Thanks for your thoughts, everyone! I appreciate the feedback. It's my first time growing hops, so this is a learning experience for me. Squirrels are a bit of a concern; they are certainly around. I'm also worried about a bug problem - I will look for signs of cutworms. Thanks again!

Hi all, I could use some help with identifying what may have eaten my hop shoots, and how I should protect future shoots. I've posted a picture here of how small they were when they were eaten off at dirt level. Some information about this plant: It is being grown in Arkansas. It lives...

Reading IPA right now. I have been enjoying it. Love the hop painting, too.

I just cleaned my only empty carboy last night with bleach. I brewed a barley wine that I would like to transfer to secondary soon. I have tried cleaning my carboy with (previously boiled) water twice today, and it still has a slight bleach smell to it. Does anyone think my barley wine...

Thanks for the help, everyone. When I got home from work fermentation was back under control, so I sanitized the airlock and put it back on. I'm a little concerned about contamination, since I left it uncovered all day, we'll see how it goes... Thank again.

Hi everyone, I'm a relatively new home brewer, and I brewed a big beer for the first time last night. I pitched two WLP001s around 8:00 PM. At 3:00 this morning I heard a loud POP, which was the airlock hitting the ceiling. Being the middle of the night, and not having a blow-off hose, I...