Hops comparison table

[marquette048]

Thanks a bunch for this info! It came at just the right time:rockin:

 

[Rbeckett]

Thiis is some excellent info. Definately should be a sticky in the hops growing section so the info stays on top and available to the new members like me. I wish I had seen this before I ordered my Rhizomes, but even though I was shooting from the hip in the dark I came out OK probably. Eventually I would like to have a large quantity of different varieties to do some experimentation with. Hops have such a flavor changing character and many different properties that an empiriscist (SP?) like me could spend a lifetime catalougeing and documenting the outcomes of even minor adjustments to time, quantity and base variety. I have plenty of room and have started my hop fields already, just gotta keep em going and add to it every year till I get all the current and noble varieties that are available and viable in my neck of the woods. Mods. How bout a sticky?
Regards,
Crippled Bob

 

[tchuklobrau]

+1 on the stickey. Great job on the spreadsheet. Not sure if it warrants anything but after 5 years of growing centennial I can say most insects leave em alone. Not many beetles, and since my ladybugs moved in I have had no mite or aphid problems.

 

[2BeerSpeer]

Looks like a nice thread...about to download the spreadsheet! I purchased my crowns from GLH also and went with Brewers Gold (a freebie), Cascade, Centennial, Chinook, Columbus, Magnum, Mt Hood, and Nugget and hope they all make it here in NC! I'm not really sure what bugs and disease are bad around here....any info appreciated!


Oh, and all my hops are up except the Chinook and Mt Hood...hope they are just late starters!

 

[adagiogray]

This is fantastic - and exactly the info I was seeking. Thanks for the PDF!

 

[snccoulter]

Very nice

 

[HALIFAXHOPS]

Great chart!

 

[sweetcell]

I'm not really sure what bugs and disease are bad around here....any info appreciated!

i don't have any specific info about pests in NC. i would call the local agricultural extension services, and the agri/forestry/botany/etc department of universities in the area. they might even have info online.

i'm lucky in that i have UMD's Home and Garden Information Center (http://www.hgic.umd.edu/) who are great about answering questions. it might even be worth calling/e-mailing them and asking if they know about a similar resource for NC.

 

[HALIFAXHOPS]

Google hops intergrated pest management, great guide.

 

[sweetcell]

Google hops intergrated pest management, great guide.

allow me to save you the trouble: Field Guide for Integrated Pest Management in Hops

just noticed that this thread has been stickied - thanks everyone!

i have a minor update that i'll be posting in the new few days hopefully.

 

[tchuklobrau]

Hey just a thought. How hard is it to add a column to the spreadsheet, and perhaps add sidearm length's on there as well. spacing constraints might make someone choose a different variety. I'd be willing to help with the research. Pm me if you need me.

 

[sweetcell]

Hey just a thought. How hard is it to add a column to the spreadsheet, and perhaps add sidearm length's on there as well. spacing constraints might make someone choose a different variety. I'd be willing to help with the research. Pm me if you need me.

not hard at all. have you found good source(s) for this info?

edit: i see that http://www.freshops.com/hops/usda-named-hop-variety-descriptions is a good place to start... i'll add this to the queue.

 

[sweetcell]

for the hops-obsessed, BYO has their "Hop Lover's Guide" for $7
http://www.byo.com/store?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=98&category_id=19

 

[dcHokie]

for the hops-obsessed, BYO has their "Hop Lover's Guide" for $7
http://www.byo.com/store?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=98&category_id=19

Does anyone know when that was originally published, or if they recompile it annually? With all of the newer hop varieties of the past few years, I'm just wondering how up-to-date it is...

 

[PC153]

your chart is excellent. I have only been brewing about 2 years and I am still learning about the different hops and their characteristics. I started a small hop garden this year and look foward to the results. I apprieciate the time you put into this information. thanks for sharing.

 

[Fly_Rodder]

Thank you for loading the chart. Just ordered my rhizomes this morning and this spreadsheet helped in selecting which hops I wanted to plant.

Cheers!

 

[ArcticBear]

this is great, thanks for putting this together for everyone!

 

[TrueLeaf2011]

This is an awesome spreadsheet. I wish I would have looked at this before I planted.
Thanks!

 

[JMass]

Very nice. If anyone is looking to add a column, I find that information on Maturity is helpful from USDA Named Hop Variety Descriptions.

e.g. MATURITY: Medium to medium late

This can give a relative idea of when to pick - or help you figure out what you have if you've forgotten where you've planted what.

 

[BeardedIdiot]

Great spreadsheet! Nice to see reassurances of the 4 varieties I picked to grow at home:
Cascade
Centennial
Newport
Nugget

I got 2 rhizomes of each variety, and I'm planting along a fence line that gets pretty much full sun. Hopefully I'll get mine planted this weekend, and can expect a nice crop of hops after next summer!

 

[Thundercougarfalconbird]

This is a nice chart. I didn't read through all 6 pages of comments, but I would like this chart to have hop acid compositions including Approx Beta Acids,Co-Humulone,Total Oil %,Myrcene,Humulene, Caryophyllene, Farnesene
If it had those in an easily comparable way I'd pay money for a poster!

 

[DarkBrood]

This is a nice chart. I didn't read through all 6 pages of comments, but I would like this chart to have hop acid compositions including Approx Beta Acids,Co-Humulone,Total Oil %,Myrcene,Humulene, Caryophyllene, Farnesene
If it had those in an easily comparable way I'd pay money for a poster!

My chart (which admittedly I haven't had a chance to do a final cleanup on) includes all such breakdowns as published by the suppliers. You can find my table at the homebrewery's Ingredients Database. The top post includes both an XLSX and a PDF version. The page also includes links to mirrors of the suppliers' various datasheets.

 

[dcHokie]

My chart (which admittedly I haven't had a chance to do a final cleanup on) includes all such breakdowns as published by the suppliers. You can find my table at the homebrewery's Ingredients Database. The top post includes both an XLSX and a PDF version. The page also includes links to mirrors of the suppliers' various datasheets.

Marrying the suppliers data with sweetcell's chart would be fantastic (a data entry chore though).

Thundercougarfalconbird: a friend had a hop data poster that I glanced at, I don't recall it having any info on cultivation, so it might have been this one - http://hopschart.com/

 

[sweetcell]

i owe y'all an update on the spreadsheet, i started collecting side-arm length but didn't finish. i believe that in the next few weeks I should have some free time to do that.

darkbrood, your XLS is awesome. shouldn't be too hard to create some averages & VLOOKUPs to get your info merged into the hops comparison table. question: what do the colorized sections represent? different sources?

 

[Sulli]

Excellent work sweetcell!
Thank you for taking the time to do this, your contribution is much appreciated.

 

[MrWhite]

Awesome chart! This will come in handy when we plant some test rows for our 6-8 acre project next year

 

[LabRatBrewer]

there are a lot of great links in this thread. Thanks!

 

[doeser]

printing it and posting it in my brewery (garage) :rockin:

 

[nubnumber]

great work

 

[Stanleyjw]

Great seminar at the NHC 2013. I defiantly will be using this chart!