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I started reading all of the comments above and there are many different opinions on whether to use a secondary fermenter or not. Some asked how to transfer without introducing oxygen into the beer. This is my process. First off, I use 6.5 gallon glass carboys and keg my beers. I have a...

Freezer full of new 2013 crop and pellets from previous purchase. What a sight to behold!!!!

More cascades

Hallertauer trellis

Cascade trellis

Hallertauer to the left half and Cascade to the right half.

I have about 4 cascade plants that are very mature. This year I transplanted about 4 or 5 plants around the corner of the house to expand production. Then a beer club member told me he was moving out of state so I dug up his plants. Got about 8 Hallertauer plants started. Not bad production...

Well we just bagged up our hop harvest. A total of 76 Oz dried hops. 44 Oz of Cascades and 32 Oz Hallertauer. 4 Oz short of 5lbs. Great year. Mark 902.1 + 76 = 978.1

Hops!!!!

Older trellis setup.

Another trellis of hops

More hops

Hops grew very nice this year.

Vultures, picked the carcass clean !!!!!

Use them all the time in my Rye IPA. Took the last pound to close it out! Thankfullly the freezer has more room for all the hops I keep buying. Way too easy to click and buy ingredients:)