BradleyBrew said:yep they are useless (in brewing terms).... you could use them as ornamental decorations. If you just wanted to cover a fence, wall, arbor, etc.
it is controlled in the sense that farmers try t control it... but not having any.I thought I read somewhere that cultivation of male hops was controlled. Is that a state thing, an USDA thing, or just a fallacy?
hop breeding can takes years, and you have no guarantee that you'll come up with anything interesting. certainly could be fun - on the other hand, you could put that same time and energy into growing known plants that produce good results.I would take them, and try and cross it with every other hop variety you have.
that could indeed happen. unfortunately chances are much higher that you will produce a lot of hops that are very similar to their parents. notable strains like citra, zythos, etc likely took hundreds of plants bred under different conditions to find one that was worth keeping.But, to stumble upon the new Zythos, Sorachi Ace, Nelson Sauvin, etc would be something. Hopefully there could be one proprietary hop that hop union has nothing to do with.
that could indeed happen. unfortunately chances are much higher that you will produce a lot of hops that are very similar to their parents. notable strains like citra, zythos, etc likely took hundreds of plants bred under different conditions to find one that was worth keeping.
not to discourage you from trying, but i would temper my expectations. you don't appear to know much about the males (what are their traits?), and you don't know much about hop breeding. chances of hitting a home-run aren't great is all i'm sayin'
odinsgift said:But, to stumble upon the new Zythos, Sorachi Ace, Nelson Sauvin, etc would be something. Hopefully there could be one proprietary hop that hop union has nothing to do with.
Isn't Zythos a blend?
BrewKnurd said:Yup.
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