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Comment on Growing Hops by Tim

Tim — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:17:52 +0000

any suggestions for a first time grower in southeastern NC (wilmington) I plan on growing cascade and willamette. thanks in advance for any info.

Comment on Cleaning a Carboy by matt

matt — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:28:17 +0000

PBW is a great cleaner, but it’s not technically a sanitizer. It won’t kill bacteria like a sanitizer will. It just gets the “gunk” off the carboy (and very well, at that).

Sanitizers are solutions like Star-San and Iodephor. These should be used right before using it to make beer, like you say. This will kill all the bacteria.

Comment on Growing Hops by Herb Winslow

Herb Winslow — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:21:55 +0000

Are there markets for organically grown hops anywher?

We have a certified organic farm in northeastern North Carolina. I am interested in growing differnt crops that will be profitable and offer the farm diversity.

We currently grow corn, soybeans and wheat. We are looking at specialty crops like tobacco, carrots, sweet potatoes,etc.

My son is interested in mirco brewing and plans to apprentice in several breweries for experience, thus the interest in hops.He would like to grow all his own ingredients on farm and hopefully go from there with his own marketable brew. An interesting idea for a young man.

I am interested in diversifying the farm and if we grew some hops for him I would want to sell them to justify the use of the land if he did not make it as a brewer.

Any information or experiences that one could share would be appreciated. Thank you, Herb Winslow