Hop Rhizome

[Tom]

Looking for that perfect valentines day gift for your partner?*
What YOU need is a Nugget hop!

That's right, in the region of 10 - 13% alpha acids, makes a good IPA apparently.

Should be splitting the rhizome soon, if anyone fancies a swap?

*Not guaranteed to arrive before April.

[JimmyM]

Haha - must get round to seeing what I have - that time of year again.

We should prob start a "hop plant bank" section!

[Alex Lawes]

Hey Tom,

I'd like to get some crowns started.

Could you point me in the right direction of a supplier?

[Tom]

Here is the list from my *ahem* hop growing blog.

www.essentiallyhops.co.uk
a little place in the south-west of England*.

www.find-me-a-gift.co.uk
if you're not fussy on the kind of hop you get!

the-plant-directory.co.uk
one variety only, but at least they tell you what it is!

*I'll vouch for these boys (girls). That's where mine came from. I don't think there are any in Ireland.

[Tom]

That's what I meant...

[Rossa]

I'll have some free of charge within the next month. I'll be posting about them. Fuggles, first gold and wgv. stay tuned.

[Will_D]

I'll probably have some:

Northern Brewer
Hallertauer Mittlefruh
Tettnanger

for swaps or donations to newbies

[Will_D]

Here is the list from my *ahem* hop growing blog.

www.essentiallyhops.co.uk
a little place in the south-west of England*.

www.find-me-a-gift.co.uk
if you're not fussy on the kind of hop you get!

the-plant-directory.co.uk
one variety only, but at least they tell you what it is!

*I'll vouch for these boys (girls). That's where mine came from. I don't think there are any in Ireland.

Beware of the find-me-gift.com

They are unspecified varities and may even be Male.

Male hops are an illegal weed in Ireland and you can be prosecuted for growing them

The supplier I used in Germany is http://www.eickelmann.de/Hopfen-Shop/index.php?language=en

Good selection and reasonnable delivers ( when I ordered a few years ago )

[Will_D]

Male hops are an illegal weed in Ireland and you can be prosected for growing them

I'm trying to have that law repealed at the moment as it was brought it to (sort of) protect a hop industry that we no longer have. Wild males are all over the place in England...

But anyone looking to get hops, don't buy a male. The flowers are no use.

You speak for yourself !!

We don't want male hops in Ireland!

The Malahide hop growers collective (ie. me) don't want any males in the vicinity of our ladies.

The reason being that fertilised females are no use in beer (bit like wives in a brewery really)

Males that are kept for breeding purposes are kept well away from the ladies until some bugger comes after them with a paint brush.

(Now if the inuendo dept. of the NHC can't pick up on the last paragraph I'm going back to straight talking)

[Tucan]

Male hops are an illegal weed in Ireland and you can be prosected for growing them

I'm trying to have that law repealed at the moment

Excellent work Shane. as soon as you legalise the weed a new club will be needed.

[Will_D]

Male hops are an illegal weed in Ireland and you can be prosected for growing them

I'm trying to have that law repealed at the moment as it was brought it to (sort of) protect a hop industry that we no longer have.

Err Why??

Also don't forget the Molson-Coors /FW are talking of setting up a product co-op which could include Irish grown hops!

[Tom]

Will_D, you remember the old days when it was the wimmin who were the brewers? Not sure how I feel about my woman's lack of interest in brewing.

Sigh. Would be nice to see some hedgerow hops too, IMO.

Can I put dibs on a WGV please rossa?

[LordEoin]

i would love some rhizomes or cuttings when they're going.
i have a big garden and nothing much growing in it.

[Taf]

I should also have plenty of cuttings once they start to grow a bit. Mostly fuggles and cascade.

[LordEoin]

My two favorites. I'm gonna have to dig up your garden some day and run away like a thief in the night.