Eye8oneu812
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I grew some hops in the backyard this summer. I planted three vines, Cascade, Chinook, and Willamette. Chinook and Willamette absolutely thrived, but Cascade never took off like the other two. It was wilty all summer, perhaps verticillium? Anyway, I'm going to cut down the thing and burn it, hopefully wiping out whatever disease it had. If it fails to thrive next year, I'm going to take it out and try again.
However, the other two vines did great, and I actually got about 6 ounces of hops from them, 1.5 of which found their way into a pumpkin ale I just brewed. The aroma from these fresh hops was amazing (of course, I sun-dried them before using them), and I'm excited to taste the results.
Cheers.
However, the other two vines did great, and I actually got about 6 ounces of hops from them, 1.5 of which found their way into a pumpkin ale I just brewed. The aroma from these fresh hops was amazing (of course, I sun-dried them before using them), and I'm excited to taste the results.
Cheers.
