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Usually they are looking for unlabeled 12 oz bottles capped with gold, silver or black caps. Also you don't get the bottles back so save those Grolsch ones for your own use. Congrats on entering a competition. It is the best way to get honest objective feedback on your beers and to help you make...

No problem. It was a blast to spend the day at Healdsburg Beer Company and its great to share that experience with fellow brewers.

Awesome! From what I've read it best to keep the plants at least 5' from each other so you don't end up cross polinating the hops. I'm not sure how much it matters but that's what I've read. Once you get your set up done post a pic!

Most of the ways I've seen all include some way of growing up a string, thread, or something. I'm sure there are other ways of growing them, but nothing I've seen. Did you find a Rhizome?

From what we've read it seems you get a smaller yield of about 1lb the first year, better the second year, and it really gets good the third year. As far as use it's suggested that you use homegrown hops for aroma/flavor not bittering (as it would be hard to determine you Alphas). The difference...

I'm really happy about how well built it is. I also use a soft sponge as well to get it clean and everything comes right off. What do you use in the airlock? We've taken to using cheap vodka so that it stays sanitary.

It's not surprising in concept but I was just surprised at the cost/ease of use/size elements of it. It's been perfect for my 10 gallon batches.

It's amazing how fast this thing grows.

If you had a big enough rose trellis it might work. I'm getting nervous with this possible 25' growth in the first year.

I've been trying out a Speidel plastic fermenter for the last few months and I'm really surprised at the results. I posted a full review on our website at: Speidel Plastic Fementer | Powell Avenue Brew Does anyone else use Speidels? Other plastic fermenters? Any best practices for sanitation and...

Renting our current place.

That's a great idea. How many shoots did you allow to grow?

I got the chance to hang out at Healdsburg Beer Company a while back and shot a video of the brew day. Kevin is making great beers and having a fun time doing it. Check it out here: Healdsburg Beer Company Profile

Our first shoot is starting to push up. I'll keep updating this thread as the hops progress.

Kyle, it doesn't get really windy here through the spring and summer. Plus the post is bracketed to the bottom of the barrel and the barrel is full of soil so I don't think it's going anywhere. We will see!

Our little setup. We also have a post about building it: Brewsculpture Build and another post with a video of it in use: 60 Shilling Brew Session

Thanks, its going to be a great experiment. I just went out there this afternoon and the hops are already breaking the surface. Its going to be nuts how quickly this grows.

We just built a couple half barrel hop growing systems. Anyone else have any great hop growing setups for folks that can't/don't want to plant them in their yard? Here's a link to our setup: 2012 Hop Planting

Are you being offered any stake in the company? Also any talk over who owns the recipes if you start brewing for them?

+1 on the lawyer. If everything looks good then look at bringing in a brewery consultant to help you design the system and brew the first couple of sessions with you. They could help you to scale recipes, decide equipment and set you on the right path. It sounds like an awesome opportunity just...