WhiteDog87

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Anyone know of any Hop farms in California? I know that northern California used to be the hop growing capital of the US before they mechanized the harvesting process, which drove the farms to other areas; but are there any hop farms still operating in the area? Or in any part of the state?

I'm curious because I want to see what varieties they grow, which grow the best, what problems/pests/diseases they encounter, and what sort of climates they are growing them in.

Waynep005

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I know that there are one or two hop farms in the Lake County Area of N CA. Ruhstaller Beer out of Sacramento made an all local brew with some of the hops this year. Check out their website and you might find more info.

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WhiteDog87

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Thanks! I'll check it out.

mrrshotshot

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Subscribed.

Im going to build my first hop garden this year. Could use some input.

StMarcos

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Wonder if there are any in Hopland....

WhiteDog87

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When I googled hop farms in California I read something that said that there may be a few small farms still left in hopland, but that the bigger farms weren't around any more.

BoomerHarley

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Look on the Russian River Brewing Co's website. They got a bunch from some place up in Lake County and talked about it on the blog.

cabron99

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A couple of folks are growing around Escondido. Got some Cascade from them, but can't remember the name.

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WhiteDog87

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Wow escondido!?! If I am not mistaken it gets crazy hot there over the summer. I wonder what varieties of hops they are growing besides the cascade that you mentioned? I would imagine they had to pick heat tolerant strains to grow well in that climate.