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  Midwest Hop Marketing Ideas Getting Creative

  fattymattybrewing 10:12 pm on January 6, 2010 | View Comments Permalink | Reply
  Tags: farming (6), Homebrewing Ingredients (3), hop pillows, hop rhizomes (2), hop wreaths, Hops (10), how to (6), local (9), news (14), organic (7), rhizomes

  Hops produce a sedative and calming effect (cool man!)

  

  Think farming business value-added ideas. Way added! Here is a  fun diversified hop product I plan to reproduce (steal or copy per say) which I discovered on Etsy.com > Dream Pillows w/ Organic Lavender and Hops http://bit.ly/HopPillows

  And Yet More Hop Creativity

  • Wreaths - think grape wreaths, one more reason to use sisal twine vs. coire fiber twine.
  • Rhizomes – on the 2nd 3rd or 4th year, a plant can produce as much as $150 per season just in root cuttings.
  • Hop Pillows - Hops can produce sedative & calming effects  – good for inducing sleep and treating insomnia.
  • Personal Hygiene Products

  Here are some more cool diversified hop product examples.

  http://www.pmihops.com/products.php

  http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=38658

  http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/01/13/hop-pillows-are-lovely/

  http://www.tomsofmaine.com/products/deodorant.aspx

   

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  Fall 2009 Midwest Hops Production Workshop

  fattymattybrewing 9:35 am on October 24, 2009 | View Comments Permalink | Reply
  Tags: beer (6), craft beer (13), cross plaines, farming (6), gorst valley hops, Homebrewing Ingredients (3), Hops (10), local (9), news (14), organic (7), rhizomes, seminar, wisconsin (7)

  I am super stoked to meet lots of hoppy people at the Gorst Valley Hop Seminar tomorrow. This event is the 3rd annual and is held in Cross Plaines, WI (45 minutes from my front door – Nice!).

  The workshop includes speakers from Gorst Valley (Mazomanie, WI) including: James Altwies, Dan Dettmers, Christine Molling and features Hops from the Brewer’s Point-of-View, a 45 minute lecture by Kirby Nelson of Capital Brewery, Middleton, WI.

  

  The all day hops seminar goes from 8 o’clock am to 5 o’clock pm, includes lunch, 2 breaks and a special gathering at a brewery afterwards.

  • Hops Production Techniques
    • Trellis Construction
    • Plant Care
    • Initial Costs
    • Harvesting/Processing
  • Market Analysis
  • Brewery Relations
  • Round Table Discussion

   
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  Small Scale Organic Hops Production

  fattymattybrewing 7:13 pm on March 1, 2008 | View Comments Permalink | Reply
  Tags: brewing (6), farming (6), Hops (10), organic (7), rhizomes

  Crannog Ales – Our Farm
  Hops Project

  With the assistance of BC Investment Agriculture, they have created a hops growing manual for small-scale and organic producers. This is a basic manual, including extensive cultivation information as well as tips on how to build and design hops trellising, home dryers, and packaging for market. Please see the table of contents below for a guide to what’s in the manual. Hardcopy of the manual can be purchased from Crannog Ales for $10 plus $2.50 S&H. You can also download the manual in PDF format.
  What’s in the Small-Scale Organic Hops Manual:

  Download the manual
  Hardcopy $10 plus $2.50 S&H. Please contact Crannog Ales for ordering information. Free shipping for manual only with rhizome purchase.

  Introduction: The project

  Brewers Gold: Hops History in BC

  How hops fit in a diversified farm

  * Market potential
  * Getting to Market
  * Pricing

  General Hops Horticulture

  * Lupulin
  * Hop Varietal Specifications
  * Soil and Fertility
  * pH and nutrients
  * Drainage
  * Water
  * Climate

  Diseases

  * Powdery Mildew
  * Downy Mildew
  * Verticillium Wilt
  * Nutritional deficiencies
  * Other Diseases

  Pests

  * Aphids
  * Spider mites

  Covering the Soil

  * Mulch
  * Paper mulch
  * Straw or hay mulch
  * Wood chips/Bark mulch
  * Green Manure

  Hopyard design & trellising

  * Site Selection
  * Proximity
  * Internal Considerations
  * Layout
  o Single-pole trellising
  o Horizontal Trellising
  o Modern Trellising
  o Spacing
  * Materials
  o Poles
  o Cables & Wire
  o Hardware
  o Anchors
  o Twine
  * Putting it all Up

  Annual maintenance

  Spring Activities

  * Root Prune or divide rhizomes
  * Set out new plants
  * Top-dressing, mulch & cover crops
  * Check irrigation
  * Twine Bines

  Summer Activities

  * Harvest Time
  * Methods of harvesting
  * Drying
  * Packaging
  * Factors in hop storage
  * Judging hop quality
  * Post Harvest

  Resources

  * Books & Magazines
  * Websites
  * Rhizomes