barleyhole
Well-Known Member
I've got a super soon to be father in law that has taken up an interest in growing hops to supply my homebrew operation. Last year he got some rhizomes and turned them in to nice tall vines. The varieties he's growing are cascade, zeus, nugget, and centennial. Yielded a few oz last year, and this year promises to be excellent (if the weather cooperates). He is near Dayton, OH.
He tells me he has an extra row for another variety. So now I am faced with the dilemma of what to chose to best integrate with the other varieties (or not). As you can see, the current selection is full of high alpha acid varieties/bittering hops, with the Cascade helping in the flavor/aroma category.
Any suggestions? I don't know if there is an obvious one, but I would probably go with Willamette or Goldings or Fuggle (though the latter is low yielding).
I brew ales - IPAs, American and English Pale Ales/bitters, scotch ale, stouts etc. and looking to brew some belgians, weisse, probably some milds/brown ales. I haven't brewed an lagers and can't really lager properly yet, so should I rule out trying saaz or hallertauer or tettnanger? Or could those probably be used in German/Belgian Ales?
Thanks for any suggestions!
He tells me he has an extra row for another variety. So now I am faced with the dilemma of what to chose to best integrate with the other varieties (or not). As you can see, the current selection is full of high alpha acid varieties/bittering hops, with the Cascade helping in the flavor/aroma category.
Any suggestions? I don't know if there is an obvious one, but I would probably go with Willamette or Goldings or Fuggle (though the latter is low yielding).
I brew ales - IPAs, American and English Pale Ales/bitters, scotch ale, stouts etc. and looking to brew some belgians, weisse, probably some milds/brown ales. I haven't brewed an lagers and can't really lager properly yet, so should I rule out trying saaz or hallertauer or tettnanger? Or could those probably be used in German/Belgian Ales?
Thanks for any suggestions!