Darbro Farms

Quality Local Fresh Kansas Hops

Beetroot Sour on tap!

Recipe and brewing instructions included. We have been doing a lot of work in the garden this Spring. Thinking of ways to tie the garden into brewing, we dreamed up this Beetroot Sour. Definitely an interesting beer to brew, it

Ready for cover crops!

Side project has been getting this old JD planter functional. Definitely didn’t attempt to make her pretty this round, but after a lot of cleaning and an alarming amount of new parts, I think she’s mechanically sound. She will be

Soil Amendments

Working hard on our soil, especially correcting pH. We’ve made some solid improvements with the help of @midwestlaboratories and @agritec.international. Part of our plan to produce high quality fresh hops. Just don’t make fun of our modern, high tech spreader.

Triumph Hops

Elsa and I got a load of compost on our two new rows of Triumph hops. Looks like they are starting off their second year strong. Excited to have this new hop variety to offer.

Spring Break

Last days of Elsa’s Spring break. Camping at Kanopolis and salt mine tour. Perfect opportunity to stop by Sandhills Brewing for a beer. Pelican was wonderful, no doubt in part due to the great local hops from our friends at

Sparkling Hop Water

With Spring bringing warmer temps, nothing is more refreshing when working outside than sparkling hop water! This batch was made using Darbro Farms Crystal hop pellets. It might just be our best batch ever!

Garden Time

We took a little time away from the hop yard this Spring to revamp our garden. Excited to try our new Birdies raised beds we ordered from the nice folks at www.epicgardening.com Also made some upgrades to Elsa’s garden playhouse

EJ Black

No better way to check the quality of our hop pellets than to brew with them. This black hopped ale was brewed with Darbro Farms Columbus and Chinook hops. Elsa was studying measurements in school. She performed all the weighing,

Spring cleaning

Spring cleanup has started in the hop yard. The barley cover is greening up. The deer are loving it. Tracks everywhere. Also seems to have been a wild raccoon party. Not sure what was going on there. Hops will be

Maverick Malt Pale Ale

New pale ale is on tap at Darbro Farms. Thanks to Hop of the Month Club for sending some malt samples. The malt from Maverick Malt House combined with our hops to make a wonderfully mellow pale ale. Recipe below.