I've written before about how much enjoyment I got out of my hop garden last year. I'm not a long term goal oriented kind of guy, so it's a bit counter intuitive for me to believe that I would like growing them. Never the less, there is something I find satisfying about looking after them.

In the past few weeks I've learned the process of transplanting crowns, the proper way to dress the crowns (harvest the rhizomes), and I've done a little planning for future success. I was amazed...

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Don't you just hate it when life get's in the way?

I was all set to have the best year of brewing ever, and blam! just like that I get busy, damn busy. Ive been enrolled in college for a year now, and it's stressful to say the leased. I'm carrying 16 credits a semester and it barely leaves time for me to drink a beer let alone brew one.
I'm a person not well known for my organizational skills, or following through on long term goals, so it may come as a surprise to some,...

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Here in Minnesota, winter has begun to knock on our door. The leaves are off the trees and in the compost. It's snowed once or twice already. We've delivered the seasons first deer kills to the processor, and now, only the folly of Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years are on the "excitement" calendar. Sure there are many weekends of brewing to look forward to in the coming cold months, but I can't help but look forward to the spring.


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I just spent the last two weeks out in lovely Camp Roberts California... straight out of 1942. The didn't keep the camp that way on purpose, they just built it and have neglected it since. Anyway, as part of my Chief's Induction, I was able to meet many of the Chiefs that I had not been able to in the past. Well, word got around and pretty fast that I had some talent (And equipment) for brewing. One thing led to another and now I'm trying to find the time to brew about 40 gallons for a big party...

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Well, I've been brewing for over a year, After the second brew, the SWMBO said she'd had enough and banned me from the galley... what's a guy to do? Retire to the ManCave of course! Which is exactly what I did. She didn't know it back then, but by pushing me out of the house, she pushed me into an unconfined space where my mind could run wild and create. Soon the equipment list expanded and now I have two fridges and more than enough stainless and copper to sink a battleship.
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