paint_it_black
Well-Known Member
My Opa grew some hops in his garden last year, knowing my dad and I brew beer. He didn't get rhizomes from a hop grower or anything, he just went to a gardening shop and bought a packet that said "hops". He's anxious for us to use them in our brew, but we're hesitant to, since we have no idea what variety they might be or what their AA content might be. Is there a typical variety that is usually used for this sort of garden-store-generic-"hop", or a generalization about the likelihood of its alpha acid content?