Anyone fancy a bit of gardening?
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jean-yves
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I've planted hops last year, but it was too late. I's happy to see the bines comming out of the soil last week end, I thought they're dead!
varieties are: columbus, saaz, magnum and perle.
is it an easy method to know what % of alpha acid they're ? because I don't know their origine, is that important
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varieties are: columbus, saaz, magnum and perle.
is it an easy method to know what % of alpha acid they're ? because I don't know their origine, is that important
?QUOTE (Reg @ Mar 30 2005, 11:36 AM) I gather hopes need alot of sunshine and the right kind of soil to be up to brewing quality... Hence why Kent ended up as the hop garden of England.
Don't you live in the Frozen North where legend has it you only see daylight for 1 week a year?
Yes, but you could grow them, and I'll come and help you pick them!
JY, the climate where you are should be ideal for growing hops, but of course the soil will be important as well.
I don't know how to measure alpha acid, but it is very important to know it if you want to brew beer of consistent flavour.
I've heard of someone brewing a batch and sending a sample of the wort away for laboratory testing, to establish the bitterness level in IBUs (International Bittering Units), but that measure includes the 'utilisation', which is the amount of bitterness actually extracted from the hops during the boil.
Don't you live in the Frozen North where legend has it you only see daylight for 1 week a year?
Yes, but you could grow them, and I'll come and help you pick them!
JY, the climate where you are should be ideal for growing hops, but of course the soil will be important as well.
I don't know how to measure alpha acid, but it is very important to know it if you want to brew beer of consistent flavour.
I've heard of someone brewing a batch and sending a sample of the wort away for laboratory testing, to establish the bitterness level in IBUs (International Bittering Units), but that measure includes the 'utilisation', which is the amount of bitterness actually extracted from the hops during the boil.