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I will state again that this isn’t as much of an instructable as it is a documentation of what I’ve done. I’m not even finished yet (in Moromi stage) so who knows how it will come out but it currently smells amazing in my kegerator!👃😵 Starting off with making the kome-koji. This is a process of...

Hey guys, I decided to give making sake a try and document it to reference for future batches, learn along the way, and maybe help others get a start. I really enjoy the taste of the drink and hope to make this a routine in the wintertime like they do in Japan. It’s all about temperature...

I’m growing hops for the first time this year too. I started a thread “1st year hop experience” I’ll be posting pics of how it goes and hope to get help along the way from some of the more experienced growers on here. Encouraging any other first year growers to show us your grow on that thread...

Are these starters or field grade starts grown in greenhouses and shipped earlier than field-harvested rhizomes?

If you can use a small fridge as your incubator for koji and your cooling setup for fermentation would be convenient but I chose to use a small insulated cooler in order to get the most of my brew belt heat. I would imagine it would be tougher to maintain 90-95F and good humidity in a larger...

Anxiously awaiting chinooks and cascades here in CT from adventures in home brewing in Ann Arbor MI has anyone ordered from them? I got a head start with shoots coming up from all my amazon ordered rhizomes. I was concerned about the health of plants from amazon so I placed a preorder from them...

I purchased my yeast koji-kin and even rice (kokuho rose-Whole Foods) from amazon. You can use a small insulated cooler and a brew belt or seed mat for your incubator. Fortunately, I will use my kegerator for cooler. If you can find a cheap used mini fridge they have videos on YouTube on...

Awesome that sounds like some fast growth! By “up there” I’m assuming you’ve got some warmer temps goin on compared to where I’m at. I’m seeing some 30s at night occasionally :confused: but they’re hanging in there and creeping up with the random 60s days. As far as any harvest yeah I don’t have...

I understand with mature plants that many growers trim off all these bull shoots once they are a bit taller and do a second pruning at the time of selecting bines for training. For these first years, Let’s say I want to establish a root system but also hope to get a small harvest of cones. I’m...

Nugget https://imgur.com/8i46KKK Cascades https://imgur.com/QOz4gr6 https://imgur.com/US6iz5m

Thanks b-hoppy for opening my eyes to the importance of sourcing clean plant material. I am keeping a close eye on them. The nugget has sprouted with one shoot and the cascades are showing several now. The spring water idea has been nice for leisurely watering my young plants and garden but will...

Not sure but I quarantined them upon arrival in my basement fridge as a precaution ;)

Cut the bull shoots. Leave all second growth. Wait to prune all the rest until several 2ft bines can be selected to train then prune the rest probably by May.

I will add that they are more expensive to purchase from amazon. If you are impatient like me i went ahead and got them. For the same price you could buy twice as many rhizomes from a preorder from other popular online retailers. Or purchase crowns to get a little head start. Maybe that’s what I...

I ordered from amazon. A single company called Hip hops inc. is on amazon marketplace. They are located in Merced, CA. The rhizomes can be shipped year round from there location as supplies last. All specimens were chunky and full of growth. I ordered feb 21, received Mar 5, the date I was told...

Here’s some more pics. South facing. The cascades will hopefully climb to the garage roof. East facing. Possibly will be a spot an additional plant. Maybe a strain that appreciates mostly morning sun exposure, any suggestions? Planted the nugget here to run along the patio roof and growing...

From what I’ve read hop rhizomes are hardy and can withstand a mild frost as long as it’s warming up during the day to the 50s and it’s not a string of freezing nights. I’m sure if we get a late rogue snow storm here it will stunt the growth of any early shoots. I’m taking the risk to see if it...

I just received two cascade rhizomes and one nugget and have planted them in the ground early due to the trending warmer temps here in CT. I will be uploading pictures of the process as I go. I’d recommend you check out chop and brew growing hops episodes on YouTube as well as Gridlocked’s old...