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I was just wondering if anybody has any experience with using caramel malts in their meads? For some sweetness, flavor, and body.

Does anybody here know how long it takes for hops started from cuttings (or seeds) to develop a strong enough root structure that it will return the next year? I'm trying to figure out if I should plant my cuttings in the ground (and risk total plant death from frost) or if I should put them in...

or nutrient problem?

On May-1-2011 I planted 1 Cascade rhizome, 1 Nugget rhizome, and 1 Centennial starter. I was given a planter box next to our garage/barn in which to plant my hops. 05-01-2011 You can see the little wooden stakes in front of where each was planted. From left to right there is Cascade - Nugget...

Today I stumbled across some rooting hormones in my garage and plan on using it on some of the trimmings from the lower part of my plants. I was wondering if anybody knew how long theyd have to be in pots before they could be planted outside and hopefully come back next year? Or would it just be...

On May-1-2011 I planted 1 Cascade rhizome, 1 Nugget rhizome, and 1 Centennial starter. I was given a planter box next to our garage/barn in which to plant my hops. 05-01-2011 You can see the little wooden stakes in front of where each was planted. From left to right there is Cascade - Nugget -...

On May-1-2011 I planted 1 Cascade rhizome, 1 Nugget rhizome, and 1 Centennial starter. I was given a planter box next to our garage/barn in which to plant my hops. 05-01-2011 You can see the little wooden stakes in front of where each was planted. From left to right there is Cascade - Nugget -...

I was just wondering about what month/time your guys hop plants stop growing vertically and start flowering?

I heard a customer at a brewshop say that when a plant starts to grows sidearms it will stop growing vertically. Is this true? My tallest plant (centennial) already yas some good sideams and its only 5 feet.

Ive got a few horses and my neighbor friends family raises cattle. So theres poo everywhere. Does anybody think i could just scoop up some cow patties and then just mix it in with top soil and fill holes where i plan to transplant my potted hops?

So i just posted about probable spider mites. And so i check my other potted plant all looked good until i flipped a leaf and theres a ton of white bugs that look just like pictures of aphids ive seen on the net. Its crazy i held a bright light and looked at the underside of the leaf and couldnt...

I have a sterling in a pot that recently had its tip damaged and when i chevked on it today - I see small white spots on the lower leaves with tiny black dots on the underside. Not all that many but they are still there whatever they are. There are also a few fruit flies that just wont leave the...

And now the tip is darkening and shriveling on my sterling. The rhizome was the last syerling the shop had and it was like an inch and a half long at most - so it only put off one shoot. I have it in a pot till i was going to transplant when i move back home for the summer. It is still pretty...

I've read a lot of people talk about the hop flavor decreasing after a short while in the bottle. I just sampled one thats been in the bottle for only 4 days and it was amazing. Everything about it was perfect for me (except carbonation level) . I have some friends back home (im away at...

I have been doing a lot of reading on HBT for a while and a lot of people on here are doing longer primary only fermentations instead of the whole primary to secondary blah blah. I was wondering if those who go primary only take any measures to reduce the amount of break material that gets into...

Does anybody know how far pollen from a male(obviously) hop plant can travel. I have 5 varieties of rhizomes planted at my house and i also have about 50 or more seeds in my fridge - and want to plant those when they sprout. I just wanted to know about how far away i should plant the seeds that...

8.5 # light lme 1 # us crystal 40 0.5 lbs Vienna malt and an uber complicated hop schedule - I punched this in to a ibu calc and came out with 62 IBU's. Magnum hops 17% AA - 1oz @60, 0.25oz @30, 0.5oz @5 Cascade hops 8.6% AA - 0.5oz @20, 1oz @10, 0.5oz @5 Amarillo hops 11.2% AA - 0.5oz @2...

I have an ipa in its third day of fermentation right now and ive been struggling to keep the temps.down on it. The fermometer on the the side has been reading a pretty constant 70-ish. I have it in a water bath that i was going to add frozen water bottles to, but for some reason my freezer will...

Im going to plant some rhizomes in planters, until i can take them to their grow spot in a few weeks. So i bought a 6" and a 8" planter and some cheap potting soil. Will this suffice? One of the rhizomes was really tiny like 3" long. So thatl go in the 6 inch.

Ive read online that you should plant no later than may. I take this to mean may first. But am hoping it means no later than any time in may = may 15th or so. So which is it? Any time in may or at the beginning of may?