Brew Class and Hop School Agenda

Rising Sun Farms July 17-18
http://www.coloradoorganichops.com/?page_id=157



HOPS WORKSHOP

July 17, 2010
9a – 12:30p
Paradise Theater


SPEAKERS

9:00 Dr.Ron Godin: Hops Production Overview
9:30 John McHugh: Irrigation systems
10:00 Dr.Ed Page: Economics of Hop Production
10:30 Rich Andrews: Solar Hop Drying
10:45 Break
11:00 Ali Hamm: Hop Alpha Acids and Quality
Hop Variety Trial Yield Results
11:45 Dr.Frank Storaker
Hop Insect Pests
Bio-control (two spot spider mite) and other organic options
Scouting for Possible Problems - Aphids
12:30 Lunch at Louis Pizza, Revolution Brewing Brew House Tour and Tasting Room Visit


2:00-6:00 Rising Sun Farm
Hands on Hop Workshop
Brewing Discussions
A Little Tasting
A Little Fun
6:30 BBQ and Music
A Little More Tasting



July 18,2010
Rising Sun Farms

9:00 Breakfast
10:00 Mike King’s Brew Class, a Beer will be made with all local ingredients
Field Work and Q&A in the Hop Yards
12:30 Lunch
A Little Tasting
1:00-5:00 Back to Brewing
Brewing Lectures and Q&A with a various Brewers
Hop Yard Activities

That sounds great, I'm so jealous that it's way out there though we really need to get a hops movement back to the Northeast.

bosox said:

That sounds great, I'm so jealous that it's way out there though we really need to get a hops movement back to the Northeast.

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I agree - Glen that looks like an awesome couple of days. Wish it was closer so us on the east coast could make it too.

There are some hop farms out this way though. I know of one in Rhode Island (not to toot my own horn...) and some in New York and Vermont. There's a pretty good sized group in VT too that has been exchanging ideas. I bet we could make something similar happen if not this year, definitely next season.