Homegrown Hops
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New York used to grow a lot of hops early in this countries history. So it should be doable in at least some parts of New England.
A friend of mine has hops growing on her property out here (northwestern MA). Have no idea what kind they are, I don't think SHE knows. She makes wine, but I don't think she brews beer, so I have no idea what the hops are doing there. She just mentioned them to me when I told her my new hobby, so I'm going to snag some this fall for a locally-flavored brew).
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Rookie said:
The main road though the Connecticut town I live in is called "Hopmeadow Street". And there's the U of Vermont studies on growing hop in New England. http://www.uvm.edu/~pass/perry/hops.html
I know it's do-able, I'm just looking for advice from someone who's actually doing it.
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the_bird said:
Free hops, excellent. Be sure to do some research about exactly when and how to harvest. I think there's a fairly short window of time to harvest them at their peak. Let us know how it turns out for you.
Hops are closely related to cannabis. So, I guess the the old saying still rings true; "A friend with weed is a friend in deed."
