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.
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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.
Read moreSpring 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
Read moreSparkling 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!
Read moreSpring 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
Read moreExperimental 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
Read moreDarbro Farms IPA on tap
This amber IPA is brewed with 100% Darbro Farms hops and fresh Midwest malt from: https://www.rootshootmalting.com/ it has a warm balanced taste that I’d challenge anyone to get from standard off the shelf ingredients. The recipe is posted below. Comments
Read moreKettle Soured Pumpkin Ale
Kettle soured pumpkin ale is on tap at Darbro Farms. It is definitely unique! I opted to skip the traditional pumpkin pie spices and just let the sour pumpkin twang shine through. This beer was brewed with fresh dried Darbro
Read moreFresh Columbus IPA
With the help of my expert brew assistant weighing hops, the fresh Columbus IPA is in the fermenter. Recipe: 11 lbs 2 Row Malt 4 lbs Vienna Malt 1 lb Carafoam 1 lb Aciduated Malt 1oz Magnum Hops 60min 1oz
Read moreCover Crop Up!
Barley and Daikon radish seeds sprang right up! Two gentle Fall rains did the trick. Hopefully these guys will help with the weeds. When Spring rolls around we will till them back in for a good nitrogen boost. Fall is
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