Brewing

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.

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

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

Small run of Columbus and Crystal hop pellets .

Experimental Beer!

One Fall evening I was walking through the hop yard with my good friend Larry. He picked a hop cone and said “smells great”. I thought he was crazy. The hops were all dry and brown. He was right the

Multihead Hops

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

Uncouth 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.

Growth 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.