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| Hop farm in Germany (Photo by Marti Benutzer) |
I thought it was interesting that I just posted a blog about hops and no sooner had I finished than I received word from my local homebrew store that hop rhizomes were ready to order. Rhizomes are cuttings of roots, (these of course being from a hop plant) that once planted, will grow as much as a foot a day up to 25 feet. I ordered 6 Cascade and 6 Centennial rhizomes. Once harvested in August or September, I hope to get a half to a full once of dried hops per plant. Just enough for a few limited batches of seasonal Hopzilla Harvest IPA and Harvest Eight Legged Pale Ale.
Beware the neighbors may suspect illicit activity if they are downwind of your crop in mid August, just sayin'
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