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Hi everyone - Thanks for the replies. I guess that I will start keeping timeline notes on when the different hop species I am growing start to flower and turn into cones. As for the Maypole design, I saw a picture of a trellis posted by '4x4Jeep74' in the "Show Off Your 2012 Hop Gardens"...

Hi Everyone - I am in my 2nd season of growing hops. I have included a picture of my trellis, its a May Pole design. I have 4 different hop varieties on this May Pole: 2nd year Centennials, 2nd year East Kent Goldings, 2nd year Magnum and 1st year transplanted wild hops (I am guessing they are...

Hi Everyone - Lately I have been collecting, washing and storing yeast after primary fermentation. This yields quite a bit of yeast. When I make a starter to get the yeast active again, how much yeast from storage should I be putting into the starter? I am worried about potentially over-pitching...

Thanks for the replies, I used 1 oz of Norther Brewer hops (.5 oz at 60 min, .5 oz at 45 min) and 2 oz of wild hops at 30 minutes. The OG was ~1.052 and the FG ~ 1.014, these figures are pretty close to what I got out of Beer Calculus. I think I will bottle the beer and test it again in...

Hi Everyone - I am a long timer luker but this is my first post. I recently tried brewing a California Common, its the 1st time I've tried brewing a hybrid style beer. After primary fermentation the beer had a very strong pineapple taste. I fermented the beer in my basement which stays between...