Recent content by BigHops

Can someone shoot me a pm with this Bitter End Clone, I'd like to get a batch going for my next session beer; AG- recipe if you would mind sharing,.. Thanks, Bighops

Thanks guys..all gone fellas; You all did a great job and those Home-brews hit the spot; I'm glad it found a good home; Thanks again, Bighops

I have these around my mulched Deck; All on 4th yr now and produce allot; I need these ALL dug out, nice clean work no hacks please..I have twins now can't afford the time to manicure and train these come spring, they are taking over my deck; Cascade-2 Willamette-2 Nugget- 2 Columbus-1...

To the extract brewers.. How's your finished product looking..color and body etc to original version? Extract #1 8 pounds 8 ounces DME 1 pound crystal 40L Extract #2 9 lbs 14.4 oz Pale Liquid Extract 1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L Extract #3 5.00 lb Light Dry...

Sorry about the late response..Was busy pressing my Cascade harvest, they were just right on drying and couldn’t wait any longer.. So anyway, what I'm using is a custom build Hop press.. It uses two Hydraulic rams capable of 10,000 lbs of force. It’s a custom Jig I welded together and has a 2...

Yea nice lookin' trellis there.. how much of that pole is in ground, about 2 feet?..You had mention somethin' about a pulley system...

Plugs just made from previous last year’s harvest. The bags opened up in the freezer so used them as a trial run. Kent Golding 1 oz is commercial packaging. Foil Mylar packing is local brew shop Hallertau NZ 1 oz (local grower)..It's been compressed but didn't hold shape...Not bad but...

Yep punctured...hops fill the bag at that point and loose a ton of its lupulin in loose form.. I was using Walmart brand, picked up some Rival and has made an improvement..Quality is better..thanx. The home made compression unit is working very well..Actually much better than I thought...

Ahh, found it.. Mylar oxygen barrier food bags.. hxxps://www.usaemergencysupply.com/emergency_supplies/mylar_food_storage_bags.htm I did a quick test..resealed the original bag and it did close fine on a standard food saver. No vacuum tho. The way this guy did it @ local brew shop...

I'm looking for these freezer bags that have the UV light protection. Has a silver lining to block UV light. The local brew store has a good selection of local grown hops and this is what they use exclusively.. I typically just use the standard vacuum sealer bags, but this year wanted to...

Pyola is an insect spray that is made with Canola oil and pyrethrins. These ingredients both come from plants, so this is called a botanical insecticide. A good read: hxxp://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/using-botanical-pesticides-in-your-organic-garden.html Still way better for you than...

What you're asking is like KFC secret recipe of organic farming..Most will not give up their secrets. Seven can be used up to mid-July; don't use it after that..This is not organic farming, and wouldn't want to consume that crap after flowering has set in.. They like the hot weather...

Ok I will post my results so far..In relation to the above post I am in the same region..Yorkville IL. So here we go.. Willamette- going strong, 15ft high and bushy...lots of side arms..had to trim 'em to keep them in check..like the softunderbelly some leaf wilt during these very hot days...

If anyone has plants like these please post your pic...Good for all of us to learn about these mixed gender plants..And oh, forgot to mention my Zues is large rihzome from freshops and has tons of 1" cones, on it's first year here..Guess what I have found... about a dozen of these tiny dingle...

Yea it was the best I could find...You would want the tips of the cone leaves to be a little more on the brown side...if you look closely you will see they are turning slightly off color and in another week would be brown at the tips..from what I have been reading if you let them brown too much...