Anyone got any Irish grown hops at moment?

[admin]

With the imminent arrival of Irish pale ale malt into the National Homebrew Club, maybe we should look at making 100% Irish homebrews, and do something to mark the occasion?

Maybe some sort of mini competition or expo for all-Irish homebrews?

[Will_D]

Yes I do:

80 gms H. Mittlefrüh
40 Gms Tettnanger

All from the Seabury/MRFC-Hop/Cider collective ( OK - its just me )

However, As we are in the dead end of hop growing I would suggest we wait for the "All Irish" until next October or so

UNLIKE brewers, we gardners are far more patient and as tomorrow is the first day of Spring (Yippee) we are about to become re-vitalised.

On another thread I suggested that we have a brew off using the Irish malt and the "Hop Group Buy" hops.

A real NHC GB Inspired brewing comp.!

1 or 2 speciality malts, choice of yeast, and lets not forget the Carageenan seaweed stuff. Even better if you go down to the sea and harvest a bit yerself!

[DEMPSEY]

Ye go down to the sea and collect it,boil it up like cabbage,very healthy for you.

[Ciderhead]

With the imminent arrival of Irish pale ale malt into the National Homebrew Club, maybe we should look at making 100% Irish homebrews, and do something to mark the occasion?

Maybe some sort of mini competition or expo for all-Irish homebrews?

I have Irish challenger

[matthewdick23]

any tips for growing hops here? i got a cascade rhizome waiting to be planted out

[johnrm]

I had some Cascade and Fuggles from Tipp, but they're all gone now.
One of my comp entries has Irish malt and hops in it, not 100% though.

[matthewdick23]

Matthew check the wiki..

Http://www.nationalhomebrewclub.com/wiki/

All you ever wanted to know about growing hops here is in he hops FAQ article.

looks great! thanks- had done my research, so its encouraging to see that folks are growing them in ireland.  cant wait to get the cascade into the ground!

[ColMack]

cant wait to get the cascade into the ground!

Get yourself some slug pellets, the slugs gobbled my cascade hops last year, not sure if they will survive.

[matthewdick23]

good stuff- when should I look at getting them into the ground?