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Thanks for the imput everyone, even for the sarcasm! By the way, they are Realtor/Broker Licences. I used the last of my 50lb 2-row on the batch I'm about to start. I believe I have 4 oz to spare! I get the need for maltose. I also thought of mashing that 4 oz, but with a little bit of Cheerios...

I just spent an enormous amount of money getting licensed in two states so my budget is tight. Which is not a bad thing because it forces me to think very creatively! Here is what I'm kicking around. Since honey is not a good yeast starter because of complex carbohydrates and lack of nutrients...

My Beginners Luck I agree, it's never too soon to start all grain. It might be good to do a few more small batches just to get used to mashing out/your mash process. A year ago I think was my first AG with a clone of Great Divide's Chocolate Oak Aged Yetti with 20lbs of grain/5.5gal batch...

Carolina Kid I agree how easy it is to propagate cuttings. In fact I've gone overboard with mine! I had to trim back a few laterals that weren't actively growing and lightly shaved the stalk about 2 inches up, dunked them in powdered root hormone and out of 10 or 12 only 1 died. Anyone who wants...

This was a huge crowd pleaser for me. I did it last year with I think 8 oz chocolate powder and 2 oz oak chips. I boiled the chips and added the powder after boil to extract the flavor. The chips were in a bag sunk with an espresso shot glass. I had everything on the bottom when I poured into...

I recently planted a Northern Brewer Hop. I didn't expect much but due to growth (4 ft/month) I'm wondering if I might actually get a harvest. Main question: I have looked through the forums but I haven't seen a well defined 'cutoff' period when hop production definitely stops. So I'm asking...

That's a good idea to propagate your bine. I have recently taken up rooting hop clippings. My wife got a mini tabletop size greenhouse that has little shot glass size peatmoss containers. I've been using the left over peat moss cups and some root hormone and within about a week I had 6 more...

I'm thinking this new growth may have been prompted by a recent heavy dose of humus and some ashes. Is it common for hops to sprout new shoots after some heavy rains and hot-hot weather? Also for people to let these late season-ers grow? I'm curious to see what happens, think I'll let the new...

Three questions: 1)Is it good to cut leaves off in late summer to encourage growth? 2)Should I let buds grow on the bottom 3 feet in this recent late summer surge? 3)There is a very thick shoot coming up from the crown, should I let it be or cut it so that the higher bines get more...

-I am very impressed that you are getting that much of a harvest on such a low trellis... wow! I live in a townhouse complex as well and it is indeed hard to find space. I built a box for my hops and have been improving at every step along the way because it is near impossible to just put...

I'm just wondering what everyones thoughts are as to if I may have late harvest if any with the following information. Late June or so I planted a Northern Brewer rhyzome and it has seriously jumped out of the ground! It was a bottom of the barrel, medium small one to start with that I got at...

Should I let these new ground shoots grow and cut the non producing branch this late in the summer? Yesterday I snipped off about 15-25% of the leaves on two of my Cascades. The idea was to thin out some overgrowth so that the sun can get to the hop laterals, some of which have stayed pretty...

I noticed the silky mess on a couple of stems and I saw something sitting in it that looked somewhat similar to a tiny white grasshopper. Could that fit the discription of a spider mite? Also, would I be able to mix dish soap and water? What would the mix ratio be?

I've seen in some forums mentions of spider mites or something like that that produce a silky substance under the leaf. I'm wondering if one of these two are what people are talking about, neither look or act mutch like a spider. The first one deftly jumps out of the way once you get too...

In the past week I reduced my watering significantly. At first I watered every other day to let them drink in the water in the soil, and now I am lightly watering with maybe 2 cups a day and I am watching the leaves because when they start to droop a little I know it needs water. The mulch on...

I planted some rhizomes recently. The shoot (where the leaves bud from) of the top of my Cascade bine popped off in a recent storm and since then it has sent out a bunch of lateral shoots that have gone out all the way down the 3.5' stalk. I trimmed the bottom ones since eventually I plan to...

I saw on another thread that you could sunburn your leaves simply by getting water droplets on them. I'm trying to figure out if my leaves have the same problem or if there is an issue with nutrition which Theredben suggested. I can post another pict if you need something in greater detail...

Wow, what a concept! Is that a common reason for hop leaves to be spotty? This is a close up of the base of my new Cascades. You can see the smaller spots. Do you think that is from the water droplets? The sun has been pretty strong here in Charlotte NC the past few weeks. Thanks! -John

I'm having a similar problem. I have 2 Cascades side by side. I put them in around 5-10 and by 5-13 there were sprouts on both plants. One is doing well around 4 feet, with 3 main bines. The other has slowly grown only 8 inches with 3 almost equal bines. The only thing I can think of is maybe...

Another question. I have 2 Cascades. The first is growing well and looks much like the one on the first pict on this post. The second however looks healthy but is the size of the smalest shoot in the same pict. So it is a totally separate plant, planted at the same time in the same...