Growing Hops

JubJub · Post by **JubJub** » Sunday Jul 16, 2006 4:13 pm

Has anyone tried growing their own hops? If you have, how did you get the seeds. I would have to imagine that fresh hops would be something special.

Jub

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Sunday Jul 16, 2006 5:01 pm

If you want to grow your own hops, you get them in rizome form. Fresh hops are good, but you usually need to dry them prior to use.

I think you may JUST be too late to order for this year, but you MAY be able to get them from grumpys.com.au

ACTbrewer · Post by **ACTbrewer** » Sunday Jul 16, 2006 5:51 pm

I just got a Hallertau rhizome from my homebrew guy just last week .
Here's a few links:

http://www.freshops.com/garden.html
http://www.ratebeer.com/Story.asp?StoryID=186
http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum/i ... topic=2695

JubJub · Post by **JubJub** » Monday Jul 17, 2006 8:22 pm

Thanks, checked out those links. Heres me searching for Hop seeds and turning up blank. Was talking to one of the blokes at work about these risome / root / bulb things. He said on a trip to Victoria or something some years ago there were hops growing like weeds beside the road. Beats paying $37.50 for the back end of a weed.

Anyway thanks for the feedback, will keep an eye out next year. Would be good to find some saaz. They seem to be little harder to find.

Jub

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Monday Jul 17, 2006 10:22 pm

Hops grow in the ACT? Are those the hops used in Eisbier?

ACTbrewer · Post by **ACTbrewer** » Tuesday Jul 18, 2006 8:57 am

Canberra suits hop growing ..day length, rainfall, soils (according to the ACT brewers club newsletter on hops...sorry I don't have an electronic version).
Othe facts:
Needs plenty of light, support structure, good drainage, 6.5-8 ph of soil. Prone to mildew ( like zuchinis). 1st year growth is minimal, so you need to be patient. Under good conditions they produce 250-1000gms of dried flowers per plant.

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Tuesday Jul 18, 2006 9:36 am

With the huge variety of hops out there, I'm sure there will be quite a few that will grow well. What types are available from your HB guy?

ACTbrewer · Post by **ACTbrewer** » Tuesday Jul 18, 2006 11:16 am

You would have to give him a buzz.
http://www.brewyourown.com.au/

He ordered from somewhere else...ended costing me $24 a rhizome.
He didn't have access to Saaz, but he had a heap of German sounding ones that I wasn't all that familiar with...although..., my hop was supposed to be a Hallertau, but it had another name. Something to do with it being grown in the US so had to re-name it (a bit like champagne?)
I would imagine that there must be heaps of hop growers in Canberra in the Brewers club that swap rhizomes each year.

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Tuesday Jul 18, 2006 4:03 pm

Thanks ACT.

Beerdrinker32 · Post by **Beerdrinker32** » Friday Aug 04, 2006 12:15 am

have been rhizome hunting and it seems like its too late already

was super keen to grow some of these beauties. does anyone know where i could get hold of one in syd? even a plant? heard you can graft cannabis plants onto them? would be great if you could have one plant and graft a whole heap of different hops onto it