This year we have been working to get a row of Neomexicana (Multihead) hops going. I was down picking hops and spotted some good cones over on the Multihead row. The smell of them was amazing. Strong lemon and
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A batch of Crystal hops are dry, nitrogen packed and ready to go. They will go great in your Pale Ale recipe!
Read moreColumbus hops ready to brew!
The first small batch of Columbus hops have been dried and nitrogen bagged. Excited to taste some in a good IPA! This year we are also trying an oxygen scribing pack in
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The first batch of Chinook hops have been picked and are in the dryer. It was a pretty morning to pick hops. A little breeze and the heat hadn’t set in. Owen says he detects citrus notes in this batch
Read moreStrange hop yard things!
Found something strange in the hop yard. A row of Columbus hops has produced both male and female flowers on the same plant. If you look close you can see the small clusters of male flowers (small berries) and the
Read moreHops will soon be ready to pick!
Several hop varieties will soon be ready to pick. Columbus hops look to be the first to get ripe cones. Time to make sure we are ready to dry and the nitrogen bagger is ready to go.
Read moreUncouth Native North American Hops
The Multihead Neomexicana hops are a little uncouth and not as cultured as their European cousins. I think they might fit right in here at http://www.darbrofarms.com We are working to get a good row going. Native to the Southwest U.S.
Read moreGrowth spurt
Dry sunny weather in the http://Darbro Farms.com hop yard brought on a little growth spurt. Side arms starting to branch out! We went right back to the rain though. Hopefully we can keep the growth going.
Read moreA little weeding
We got a little weeding in, but of course it’s raining again now.
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