Jim's Beer Kit

Hi BB Did you freeze these ones w/o drying. The norm is to use 6x when using green hops. Although you probably retained some elements that normally blow off in the drying process. Still if it worked for you and made a great beer. Good for you. How are your hops looking like this year? Getting to cru...

Forget I mentioned compost-won’t be an issue-but compost can occur via anaerobic process too. If it was me and I wasn’t drying I would vacuum pack and freeze. Use them quick. Experiment. Things to think about-less intensity so 6x amount needed which will make the grassiness even grassier. Get a herb...

So would vac pack and refrigerate would allow extended storage. But not be as detrimental as freezing? I think same difference or maybe even worse. Once picked, hops want to compost. Having them in a fridge with light constantly on at a lower temp has gotta be worse than below freezing point imho. ...

Hi I have dried fresh but the quality of them soon goes and they turn into paper and any flavour intensity goes . Drying also helps create more intense flavours and gets rid of the grassy/wet/flavour. Also Using green hops, you will need 5-6 times compared to dried hops. But give it a go and see wha...

[quote="rpruen"]Maybe this will be of some use? https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/hops/propagating-hops-plants.htm Its relatively easy from what I remember, my father used to just cut the rhizomes into 6" sections and plant the resulting bits. They grow into new hop plants reasonabl...

[quote="Meatymc"][quote=Gobaloon post_id=848291 time=1582497925 user_id=18482] Hello Has anyone tried to do this? I have been reading about it but don’t have the cagones to do it...so far. [/quote] I've split a crown successfully but only because I had to move it to a new location. I actually moved ...

Hello Has anyone tried to do this? I have been reading about it but don’t have the cagones to do it...so far. I have a 5 year old Goldings plant. And some other 3 year plants. I have propagated from shoots and been successful, but a good crown can give off up to 15 new plants (supposedly!) Just hate...

[quote="Eric"]Roasting barley for about 40 mins at typically 230C should produce a usable product.[/quote]

Thx Eric


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Thanks Chug

I am interested in doing it and read quite a bit...but...it will be another thing/distraction I will get into trouble for!

Looks like good info though. Thx for feedback.

Cheers

CJ


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Cheers Jim. Good suggestion on the roasting. Will try that. “My plan” is to start off with using maybe 10% of total grain bill and take it up to a max of 25% over the next few brews if I don’t see a negative impact. And I will be putting it through the grain mill before using. Cheers CJ Sent from my...

Hello! A farmer friend gave me 25KG of Barley who he traded from someone else . I was very happy with this. When I got the bag it said Malting Barley. Went back to farmer and he said it’s Barley that is ready to be malted. I thought farg and started to look at how I can malt the barley myself but si...

Great. Thx. Been thinking of one of these.


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