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in April 11th, 2008 at 7:14 pm

The Barley Blog was kind enough to mention this story in his notes post on hop growers:

http://www.thebarleyblog.com/2008/good-news-for-hops/

jeannine asquith said,
in September 24th, 2008 at 2:44 pm

tutu from Kauai. future hope for raising hop on island and waterfront bar. Welcome any first time hints. Jeannine aka tutu

in October 14th, 2008 at 2:46 am

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mr brooke a keefer said,
in May 11th, 2009 at 7:48 am

hello my name is mr brooke a keefer and i would like to know where i can buy hops seeds to grow my own because i want to start my own home brewing

in May 14th, 2009 at 6:57 pm

Just google “hop rhizome” and you will find a number of hop suppliers. Hops are grown from rhizomes and not seeds.

Dr. Hardcrab said,
in May 25th, 2009 at 4:50 am

I bought some rhizomes from Park Seed Co. They carried 4 different ones: Northern, Cascades, Newport, and I can’t remember the 4th.
The reason I said “carried” is: When I just visited their web site to post a link, they are not showing any hops now. When I ordered them, the guy who answered the phone said thy didn’t carry them. When I gave him the number, he said “Oh! They must be new!”. Try like Brad Smith said and Google “hop rhizomes”.

Dr. Hardcrab said,
in May 25th, 2009 at 4:54 am

O.K. You can try this link. I have bought (finished0 hops from them. Their prices are better than Park Seeds. One word though: Some of these places run out of rhizomes very quickly and other will not ship after April. So it will be luck of the draw:

https://commerce.peak.org/vh/f/freshops.com/cgibin/shopper.cgi?search=action&category=RHIZ&keywords=all&template=Templates/rhizomes_storebuilder.html

In case the link doesn’t work, try freshops.com

jb said,
in October 7th, 2009 at 6:14 am

When is the best time to dig up hops? I live in Michigan, should I dig up in fall, store over winter and replant in the spring? If so what is the best way to store rhizomes until spring planting?

admin said,
in October 7th, 2009 at 6:21 pm

If you cut back your plants in the fall after you have harvested (to about 3 feet as mentioned in the article) they will survive the winter and grow back in the Spring.

Terry Hromidko said,
in October 9th, 2009 at 5:44 pm

Would like to know what you think of cooling
the wort with two and a half gallons of ice water?

admin said,
in October 10th, 2009 at 8:42 am

You can cool wort with ice water but you need to make sure the ice water is extremely sterile or you risk infecting your batch.

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