Recent content by tshackton

I live in Clearwater, Florida, and it is too hot down here to grow any hops at all. I can get decent quality hops from the local suppliers, but I want to start a relationship with someone who can walk in the backyard, pick a pound of leaf and put it in the mail. Anyone from Oregon, Colorado or...

According to the Department of Agriculture the hop yield for 2006 was down for the first time in ten years, yielding approximately 26% less than the year before. This might seem like a bad sign but I would not worry too soon. The variety that has been the hardest to get for my brewpub has been...