Growing your own Hops

[kenstogie]

Great Post Christoff. How much work is it to get enough for your typical 5 gall batch?

[landhoney]

I used to........but now I live in South Florida. It has it's benefits, but hop growing is not one of them.

Originally Posted by landhoney

I used to........but now I live in South Florida. It has it's benefits, but hop growing is not one of them.

Yeah, I would be surprised if you could harvest a good crop that far south. Its a lot of work in the spring and at harvest but overall they're a nice plant to have for any home-brewer's garden.

Originally Posted by kenstogie

Great Post Christoff. How much work is it to get enough for your typical 5 gall batch?

My first two Cascade plants yielded 1/2 a pound per plant. That got be about 4 batches. Well grown, a mature Cascade plant (2-4 years old) can yield up to 2lbs.

Keep mind, millage may very, my typical batch and your typical batch are likely to be two very separate things. Also, I used them in a different ways for every batch. For instance, I dry hopped a pale ale, I used some for bittering , some for aroma, etc. I wanted to get the feel for their alpha acid content.