Does anyone know what the diameter of twine should be for growing hops? I know the commercial guys use coir twine but it is a little expensive. I was hoping someone knows the diameter then maybe I can find somthing cheaper.
it is pretty much impossible to tell what a hop is by looks but if I had to guess I would say nugget or northern brewer from the same strand if it is aroma cascade and libety are the only to I can tell from the aroma in the beer or wort hope that helps
everything looks great I just built a trellis 18' tall with guy wires to hold 140 plants of course I do plan to sell some but I have to say from my understanding hops need a min of 15 hours of day light to bloom and I am at 14.8 they bloom well here in IL but will they grow in texas? I think...
If it is an old recipe I would understand the 90 min mash for conversion in the old days the grains had a hard time converting it took a long time but the grains today convert between 30-60min so 90 I wouldnt think is necessary the higher the temp the lower the alcohol so if it is a lower final...
The cooler was the first mash tun I had I was not happy with it because I like full controll of the temp and everytime you add warm water you thin the mash witch changes the body and alcohol of your brew so I bought a 7 gal pot and bought the bazooka screen as a filter and controll it with...