Synovia
Well-Known Member
I just finished picking the hops the previous resident of my home planted last year
I found two labels in the bushes, and it looks like I've got Chinook and Zeus. Now, theres a whole bunch of squid sex goin on with these plants, so I have an idea of which is zeus, and which is chinook, but I'm pretty sure I'm wrong on atleast a quarter of the hops.
Beersmith says they're both high alpha bittering hops (13% and 14%). Any concerns about assuming they're all zeus, or all chinook? Are they pretty close? If not, what are the differences?
Got 22.5 ozs wet from what should be the zeus plant. (which has much more cones than the other plant). How much should I expect dry?
Also, a guy on CL offered me a 50lb bag of barley for $20. It sounds like he grew it himself, but has no idea what it actually is, so I'd assume its 2-row. Safe assumption? Its unmalted I assume. Anything I can do with this? Can you turn it into toasted/roasted/caramel, or anything like that?
I found two labels in the bushes, and it looks like I've got Chinook and Zeus. Now, theres a whole bunch of squid sex goin on with these plants, so I have an idea of which is zeus, and which is chinook, but I'm pretty sure I'm wrong on atleast a quarter of the hops.
Beersmith says they're both high alpha bittering hops (13% and 14%). Any concerns about assuming they're all zeus, or all chinook? Are they pretty close? If not, what are the differences?
Got 22.5 ozs wet from what should be the zeus plant. (which has much more cones than the other plant). How much should I expect dry?
Also, a guy on CL offered me a 50lb bag of barley for $20. It sounds like he grew it himself, but has no idea what it actually is, so I'd assume its 2-row. Safe assumption? Its unmalted I assume. Anything I can do with this? Can you turn it into toasted/roasted/caramel, or anything like that?