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  1. guyb

    Hop Harvest - First Year

    Age wise, no idea, i bought them here http://hopshop.co.uk/shop/hop-bines/hop-plants/ Bought as rhizomes, planted at the end of March this year, didn't expect much, so was very pleasantly surprised at the outcome.
  2. guyb

    Hop Harvest - First Year

    Hi Mat, took about 4 days to dry out, on my homemade dryer. All in all, dried weight of fuggles is 300g, and 130g challenger Pretty pleased with the result
  3. guyb

    First brew - wherry - newbie questions!

    And, if you are doing Wherry again, throw away the included yeast, and pop in a Safale S04 yeast instead - much better results all round.
  4. guyb

    First brew - wherry - newbie questions!

    I think it depends on your preference, I always used closed fermenters with a 4inch lid. I have a 60litre bucket that doesn't seal well, just run some vaseline around the inside of the lid, it still bubbles. I also think there are environmental considerations, my brewing takes place in my...
  5. guyb

    First brew - wherry - newbie questions!

    Welcome along, am just down the road in Rotherham. Some good advice already given. A rough guide: Ferment for 2weeks (14days), even if there's no bubbles through the airlock - this is the Primary Fermenter. If you have another vessel (the same size or bigger than the Primary), syphon off from...
  6. guyb

    Corney keg or stick with plastic keg

    Corney, absolutely no question. All grain, ferment, settle, corney, drink <repeat> I went from bottling to corney, I have two corneys, best decision i ever made. I'm still on my first bottle of co2, 24months or so in. Corney fits in the fridge, both of them do if i jiggle them...
  7. guyb

    Growing Hops??

    Here's my first year harvest: Fuggles - 1.4kg fresh Challenger 400g fresh http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=49354
  8. guyb

    Hop Harvest - First Year

    Well, having planted the hops in April, here's the result. Fuggles - 1.4kg fresh Challenger 400g fresh Here's the bines growing in about August. Here's the bines just before cutting yesterday. Currently drying on a homemade wire rack. Here's the picked cones:
  9. guyb

    Growing Hops??

    No problem, however, that wasn't the question you asked - you asked what we thought. :hat:
  10. guyb

    Growing Hops??

    And... Warmth[edit] The optimal day temperature range for cannabis is 24 to 30 °C (75 to 86 °F). Temperatures above 31 °C and below 15.5 °C seem to decrease THC potency and slow growth. At 13 °C the plant undergoes a mild shock, though some strains withstand frost temporarily.[4][5][6]...
  11. guyb

    Growing Hops??

    If you google: identifying cannabis It doesn't look like it to me. I have Fuggles and Challenger growing Neither of them look alike, the Challenger is much darker green.
  12. guyb

    Growing Hops??

    I'm fairly new to gardening, i.e. this year in fact. I've been brewing on an off for over 20years, having gone AG a couple of years ago. I've got the hops in the ground now, and I read through some of the previous posts on cutting back and yield. Having got into gardening, I've got...
  13. guyb

    Growing Hops??

    I decided to create some raised beds by taking some turf off my lawn, and I've put in a couple of roots (planted 02/03/14). The Fuggles is about 8inches with several bines making a bid for freedom The Challenger (smaller of the two roots) is about 1inch with a couple of tips showing...
  14. guyb

    SOLD 70L Stainless Pot, Pegler ball valve & sight tube

    Genuine pleasure my friend - did feel somewhat illicit exchanging shiny's for cash in a Manchester backwater at 06:45 :grin: Looking fwd to some pics, have ordered some hop plants with the proceeds!
  15. guyb

    SOLD 70L Stainless Pot, Pegler ball valve & sight tube

    This pot is still for sale if anyone is interested. Thanks G
  16. guyb

    SOLD 70L Stainless Pot, Pegler ball valve & sight tube

    Yes, still available (price excludes washing machine btw) :grin: (apols for the late reply, thought I'd subscribed to the thread)
  17. guyb

    SOLD 70L Stainless Pot, Pegler ball valve & sight tube

    Price reduced - if it doesn't sell by the weekend, it'll go on ebay. Serious buyers only please, I've been let down once already. Thanks Guy
  18. guyb

    Belgian wheat or white beer extract recipe request

    I'd pick up a copy of BYOBRA or borrow a copy,by Graham Wheeler. Adapt the recipe from pittsy to the method from wheeler. I went from kits to extract (only did one) to ag using this book. Do a search for ho's garters - done it twice, amazing beer :-)
  19. guyb

    SOLD 70L Stainless Pot, Pegler ball valve & sight tube

    For sale is my 70L stainless pot and lid which I sourced from Rob at "The Malt Miller". It has a Pegler ball valve fitted to it, and a sight tube (stainless elbow, stainless back nut, John guest poly tube pushfit adaptor, poly sight tube). You can fit your own hop filter etc. SOLD Thanks, Guy
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