Hop Rhizomes last up-dated 05/06/08
Rhizomes are sold out until the Spring of 2009! Check back in late February or March for news of the available early arrivals!

Grow your own hops and add that special ingredient to your beer. These hardy climbing perennial vines grow 20-25 feet in a season and may be grown successfully in most states. The vines have been known to grow a foot in a day under ideal conditions. They will die back to the crown each fall. Heavy mulching will protect them from ground freeze. Hop rhizomes are available in spring each year. Shipments usually begin arriving in early to mid March.

The most expensive ingredient in most beers is the hop. Depending on your location, you can grow your own hops fairly easily, eliminating another expense of brewing. Hop vines grow well in most climates, but are susceptible to the atmospheric changes that occur in the higher altitudes. The vines are usually trained with twine and posts. The available space you have will dictate the method you use. There are methods of growing hops too numerous to mention, but the end results are very much the same. It is a hardy plant that can survive mistakes, even abuses except lack of water.

There is simply no substitute for a newly grown hop cone for imparting aroma and flavor. Being that they will be hand picked, the lupulin glands of the hop, the parts responsible for the essential oils and aroma of the hop, are not damaged to as great an extent as those which are mechanically harvested, as most hops are.

Upon arrival, store the hops in a plastic bag in a slightly moist condition and keep refrigerated until you are ready to plant. If the rhizomes dry out, you will need to soak them for short while to increase your chances of success.

We recommend 2 rhizomes per hill.

Rhizomes are normally available from mid March until sometime in May.

Order early.

2008 Rhizome Varieties Availability is subject to subject to change, quickly!
Brewer's Gold Cascade Centennial Chinook	Crystal Fuggle Hallertauer Kent Golding Liberty Magnum Mt. Hood		Nugget Perle Saaz Sterling Willamette
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BREWERS GOLD

High yielding, sister to bullion, ancestor to most major
high alpha varieties. poor storage after harvest.
8-10 alpha

HR-BG        $4.25        0.3 shipping weight

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CASCADE

High yielding, flora American aroma type.
Extremely hardy, will grow most anywhere.
5-6 alpha

HR-CAS        $4.25        0.3 shipping weight

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CENTENNIAL

Good yielding, similar to Cascade with more alpha,
moderate disease resistance.
8-10 alpha

HR-CEN        $4.25        0.3 shipping weight

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CHINOOK

Good yielding high alpha hop, moderate disease resistance.
10-13 alpha

HR-CHI        $4.25        0.3 shipping weight

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CRYSTAL

Good yield, Good vigor, half-sister of Mt. Hood, Liberty,  & Ultra.

3-5 alpha

HR-CRY        $4.25        0.3 shipping weight

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FUGGLE

Low yielding, early ripening traditional English aroma type.
4-5 alpha

HR-FUG        $4.25        0.3 shipping weight

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HALLERTAUER

Low yielding old classic German aroma type, disease susceptible.
Check out Liberty and Mt Hood hybrids for better yields.
3-5 alpha

HR-HAL        $4.25        0.3 shipping weight

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KENT GOLDING Moderate yielding, English aroma type. 4-6 alpha HR-KEN        $4.25        0.3 shipping weight Sold Out until February of 2009 Top of Page

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LIBERTY

Hallertauer hybrid, more vigorous and disease resistant.
4-6 alpha

HR-LIB        $4.25        0.3 shipping weight

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MAGNUM

No real distinct aroma character, considered a clean bittering hop.
Stores well. Good resistance to wilt and downy mildew.
12-14 alpha

HR-MAG        $4.25        0.3 shipping weight

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MT. HOOD

Hallertauer hybrid, more vigorous and disease resistant.
4-6 alpha

HR-MH        $4.25        0.3 shipping weight

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NUGGET High yielding, vigorous disease resistant high alpha 12-15 alpha HR-NUG        $4.25        0.3 shipping weight Sold Out until February of 2009 Top of Page

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PERLE Moderate yielding, German medium alpha with good aroma 7-8 alpha HR-PER        $4.25        0.3 shipping weight NOT available this year! Top of Page

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SAAZ

Low yielding, difficult to grow, Czech aroma type.
Consider Sterling as an alternative.
3-4 alpha

HR-SAA        $4.25        0.3 shipping weight

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STERLING

Good yield. Saaz Hybrid, aroma and oil composition very similar to Saaz.
Gaining popularity due to its hardy nature and disease resistance.
6-9 alpha

HR-STE        $4.25        0.3 shipping weight

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WILLAMETTE

Moderate yielding, triploid hybrid of English Fuggle
4-6 alpha

HR-WIL        $4.25        0.3 shipping weight

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Hop Twine 6 lines - 20 feet long each HT-6x20        $5.95        0.3 shipping weight Top of Page

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