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Thanks for the input. I just figured that if dogs have eaten hops before (not on the plant), there could be a chance for them to eat them right off of the bines. It's a tall enough fence to where I'm pretty sure the cones will stay 2 feet out of reach of the beasts.

I have a bunch of hops that I planted along a 5 ft high dog fence and was wondering if it is probable that dogs would eat the hop cones right off of the plant? None of the bines are entwined in the fence yet so I still have time to rig a trellis up but am wondering if it is necessary.

Nice, thanks for the help.

My hop rhizomes are in their third year and I have yet to prune the root balls. I have read that some people dig up the rhizomes to cut back the roots so they do not expand too vigorously. I was just hoping for some tips on pruning the roots. How long should I leave the roots?

i was wondering if you still have either of the mash tuns, and what size/style they are. thanks

Nice, thanks for the link.

I'm glad you all responded or else I could've had schrapnel and wasted beer!! How much should I cut back the priming sugar syrup if I wanted to get those finer bubbles/fizz that occurs in alot of stouts?

I was just wondering about the techniques and risks invovled with filtering out as much of the original fermenting yeast before bottling and pitching a new yeast with a little sugar to possibly produce a different carbonation. I was thinking about carbonating with a Champagne yeast but was kind...

Thanks for the replies guys, it definately eases my mind that this is common in lagers. I couldn't pinpoint the smell before, but it is a completely sulfur smell that I never expected.

Thats good to know! This is the first time I've used lager yeast and thought it was more likely to ferment somewhere near freezing, honest mistake. But just found out this lager yeasts is active around 50-55 F.

I have a batch of Munich Dunkel that was stored in approx. 40-45 F for fermentation(for a week and a half), the yeast didn't activate so I tried fermenting at room temp and the lager yeast is now going crazy but is producing a horrible fart smell. Could this be infection or spoiled sugars? The...