Plugs
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Re: Plugs
afaik plugs are young plants grown from seed for planting on. Hops are a type of plant that has distinct sexes, and its the female plants genetically cloned via cuttings and rhizhome (root) splitting that provide the resin bearing flowers we want. (sounds familiar ...)
if grown from seed they will take some characteristics from the female plant and some from the male plant that provided the pollen and become a new type of plant not guaranteed to have the hoppy characteristics we are after..
like garlic and bananas all commercial or 'known' hops are clones..
**edit and rhubarb
what you want to look for is hop rhizomes being a root from a known plant it will grow true like the original and provide you with the flavour and bitterness expected.
if grown from seed they will take some characteristics from the female plant and some from the male plant that provided the pollen and become a new type of plant not guaranteed to have the hoppy characteristics we are after..
like garlic and bananas all commercial or 'known' hops are clones..
**edit and rhubarb
what you want to look for is hop rhizomes being a root from a known plant it will grow true like the original and provide you with the flavour and bitterness expected.
ist update for months n months..
Fermnting: not a lot..
Conditioning: nowt
Maturing: Challenger smash, and a kit lager
Drinking: dry one minikeg left in the store
Coming Soon Lots planned for the near future nowt for the immediate
Fermnting: not a lot..
Conditioning: nowt
Maturing: Challenger smash, and a kit lager
Drinking: dry one minikeg left in the store
Coming Soon Lots planned for the near future nowt for the immediate
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Re: Plugs
my bad...
ist update for months n months..
Fermnting: not a lot..
Conditioning: nowt
Maturing: Challenger smash, and a kit lager
Drinking: dry one minikeg left in the store
Coming Soon Lots planned for the near future nowt for the immediate
Fermnting: not a lot..
Conditioning: nowt
Maturing: Challenger smash, and a kit lager
Drinking: dry one minikeg left in the store
Coming Soon Lots planned for the near future nowt for the immediate
Re: Plugs
I wasn't very clear. Like this...
http://www.betterbeerblog.com/wp-conten ... pplugs.jpg
Are they not sold in the UK?
http://www.betterbeerblog.com/wp-conten ... pplugs.jpg
Are they not sold in the UK?
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Re: Plugs
dont look up panama disease if you like nanna's they are all DOOOOOOOMED!!!
ist update for months n months..
Fermnting: not a lot..
Conditioning: nowt
Maturing: Challenger smash, and a kit lager
Drinking: dry one minikeg left in the store
Coming Soon Lots planned for the near future nowt for the immediate
Fermnting: not a lot..
Conditioning: nowt
Maturing: Challenger smash, and a kit lager
Drinking: dry one minikeg left in the store
Coming Soon Lots planned for the near future nowt for the immediate