View of (and from) hop trellis hammock, Summer 2011.

[Dactat]

epicly awesome!



[AgileHProductions]

That's great. I was thinking about building a pergola in my backyard. Maybe I'll have hops grow over it. What do they do in the winter? Do they lose all their leaves?

[donosborn]

@AgileHProductions Yeah I cut them down in the fall, down to the ground. The shoots pop up in the Spring and you are off again. The plants would die if you left them "up" but they are perennials so I think most people just cut them down to pick the hops. That is how commerical hop farms do it too. cheers.

[kennapop3]

Great vid. Now I need to plan mine.

[MattToffolon]

Glad to finally see a vid of your frontyard hops you have been speaking about all these years! :) Do you find they grown well horizontally like that rather than completely vertically? Keep up the great vids as always P.s. I still owe you an Aussie care-package of brew :)

[donosborn]

@MattToffolon Good question. I would say they prefer to go straight up. They can be trained to grow horizontally but you have to keep winding them around the twine. And they seem to lose interest in growing that way after a number of feet (as you can kind of see in this vid). But if you don't have the option of growing them straight up, it works. Thanks for the comment and I await that shipment. :)

[HokieHomeBrew]

How many oucnes/lbs do you get out of a typical year?

[donosborn]

@HokieHomeBrew I don't get as much as I am told I should get (like 1 lb/plant). But I end up with maybe around 1 or 1.5 lbs total from my plants, and frankly, that is as much as I want to use anyway. They are not quite the same as store bought ones (not as potent or bitter I find) so I like to use them, but I also mostly like to use commerical ones. cheers.

[HokieHomeBrew]

that's awesome, don. I'm looking forward to getting a place where I can grow some hops!

[homebeerbrewery]

Realy cool place to nap:) cheers!

[zodiak3000]

i bet the aroma is dank when hanging in the hammock, nice nap spot...

[benreilly1984]

That looks like one of the most relaxing places in the world!

[d123p61]

Looks great, heat ate up my hops this year 104 for too many days. Second year plants started out strong grew to about twelve feet quick. Than the heat hit couldn't water enough maybe next year. Oklahoma never been this hot before. Cheers

[LongDogBrew]

Nice setup Don...Cheers!

[brewertobee]

You're my idol lol. Can't wait for the wet hopped brew video. Been batch sparging like you showed in a previous video and have had great results. I've also put a tap in my garage fridge. Thanks again for a video on that. I look forward to your vids and learn a lot. Thanks DonO!

[donosborn]

@brewertobee Thanks. I appreciate it. cheers.

[hootjr29]

I've got a whole 7 little hops on my centennial. But this is my first try from a couple rhizomes. What is a wet hop beer?

[donosborn]

@hootjr29 It means using the hops before they are dried. It means picking them, and using them right away that day, or maybe the next day. You will see them also as "fresh hop," or maybe "harvest ales." Many breweries will be making them and they will be hitting the markets in the next number of weeks or months I think.