A batch of Crystal hops are dry, nitrogen packed and ready to go. They will go great in your Pale Ale recipe!
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.
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Today was a rainy day on the hop farm. Elsa and I had drafted up new hops field signs in vCarve and it was a good time to fire up the CNC machine.
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Getting the last of the fittings welded on and the valves installed. This summer it will have to be manual, but the goal is to have a controller read soil sensors and operate the valves automatically. That will have to
Read moreReady to Climb
We have been working hard in the hop field. Lime and fertilizer down. Nearly 1/2 of the hop coir is up. Could use a nice rain. It’s gone from muddy to a little too dry. Typical Kansas.
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