Fatty Matty Brewlog

February 25th, 2008

Well its that time of year again for all you homebrew gardeners. If you are thinking about growing your own hops starting this Spring, now is the time to get your hop rhizome pre-orders in with your local homebrew shop. If you need a recommendation on where to pre-order hop rhizomes than may we recommend Freshop.com, Northern Brewer or Midwest Homebrew Supply. Below is also a list of what you might want to look or ask for and included with each hop variety is a brief description of bittering potential in AA% and growing notes.

Check out the Fatty Matty Brewing Hop Links section of this website for more information about hop gardening, hop rhizomes, hop trellises, hop varieties and commercial hop farms.

Cascade - 4.5-7% alpha. Grows well in all climates. Susceptible to aphids.

Centennial - 9.5-11.5% alpha. Grows well in all climates. Susceptible to downy mildew.

Chinook - 11-13% alpha. Grows well in dry, hot climates. Does not grow well in moist. Subject to spider mite

Fuggle - 4-5.5% alpha. Grows well in damp climates, suffers a little in hot.

Glacier - 5.8% alpha. Grows well in all climates

Goldings - 4-5% alpha. Grows well in mild, moist climates, does ok in hot.

Hallertau - 3.5-5.5% alpha. Grows well in mild, moist climates. Suffers a little in dry, hot climates

Horizon - 12-13.5% alpha. Grows well in all climates

Liberty - 3-5.5% alpha. Grows well in mild climates. Can grow in hot climates.

Mt. Hood - 5-8% alpha. Grows well in all climates

Nugget - 12-14% alpha. Grows well in all climates