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If I recall, the stuff says you can spray it on your vegetables right up until the day you harvest. So, while I'm not going to go spraying it in my mouth, I guess the whole "organic" nature of it makes it harmless.

I brought the pics to my local garden center today and they said it was a type of beetle they couldn't identify and suggested an organic bug spray - Captain Jack's Deadbug Brew. It had the word "brew" in the name, so I couldn't resist. Hopefully it works. Thanks for the suggestions all!

Most of my 2nd year hops are up around 7 feet now, except my cascades, which have been getting eaten by something. Today I finally spotted them. The look to be tiny beetles? Anyone know? And how to get rid of them?

I ordered my 10140 from Cole Parmer in mid December and they gave me an estimated delivery date of March 7th. I called and changed to 13010. Got it in less than a week. got wiring info for the 10130 here...

Ahh, I had it backwards. Then.... If you're willing to drive to Philly, then just jump on 202 and hit Capones from there. Probably 15-20 minute drive from Wayne.

If you're willing to drive to Wayne you may as well go to Capones in norristown. It's not a brewpub but is rated as the #25 beer destination in the world (according to ratebeer). 30+ hard to get craft beers on tap and even harder to get beers in the bottle shop. And taking 76 has traffic...

What was your final volume after sparge? If 5-5.5 gallons, then it sounds like your hydrometer is off by about 15 points.

I've got pin locks. Oddly, kegconnection sent me 2 short and stubby kegs, and my LHBS had tall thinner ones. If you've got the shorter ones, I don't think you'd be able to fit what you want on the bottom. Skinny and tall, I cant say for sure.

Thanks to Quaffer and everyone else in this thread for the info and ideas. I'll add more taps in the future, but I'm a happy man for now

As I was spraying to try to control a spider mite issue I saw this guy sitting at the top of my hops. I researched and found him to be a katydid. The wiki on them say some eat plants, but some prey on insects. Sooooo, do I get rid of him, or allow him to control my spider problem?

Here's a blog post about it: http://www.brewcookpairjoy.com/2009/12/the-great-pumpkin-ale-experiment/

w - thanks for the link. I just hit them with the alcohol solution. Not much I can do about keeping them out of the humidity when it's 100 degrees and humid everyday. I'll try though. jgln - They look ok on my 156 inch monitor...:o

whoa big pictures, sorry about that.

1st year grower. This is on a rhizome given to me, either Willamette or Fuggle. It's about 15 feet high now, but I notied the leaves were browning. I assumed it was nitrogen deficiency until I saw these guys. Look like spiders, but only seem to have 6 legs? All help is much appreciated

Thanks. I didn't use fertilizer. The weather has been quite ugly over the past few days when this problem really got bad. I'll take all your advice. Thanks again!!

First year growing hops. I planted with about a 50/50 mixture of compost and soil. I live in southeast PA where it ranges from 40s to 90s at the time of year. I water almost everyday that it doesn't rain. I got one rhizome from a neighbor and that's about 4 feet tall now. The leaves...

I brewed the recipe as posted two weeks ago. Sampled from primary today and it's great. Is there any good reason the primary is written as "at least 4 weeks"??

Also in Southeast PA, 3 out of 4 sprouts popped up yesterday just after 2 weeks. As long as you didn't plant too deep, they should be up soon.

There's an articlehere that suggested adding one or two pellets per liter. Hops have anti-bacterial effects that help keep your starter sanitary. Not so sure 1 or 2 pellets will mimick the flavor of an IPA, but I doesn't hurt in getting you there.

good ideas there. Thanks!