Growing Hops

[beerdrinker]

Hey,

I was thinking about growing some hops this summer. I am in Ontario and was wondering if there is a specific type of hop that would be recomended for this location. I was thinking cascade so I could use them as flavour/aroma hops.

Also, do they need direct sunlight, or would it work to grow them in the forest? I do'nt want to take over my mom's gardens

Sean.

[bub]

Need LOTS of sun.
BUB

[beerdrinker]

ok... does anyone have pics of full grow hops in a nice decorative arrangement? I'm looking for a way to convince my mom to let me put them on the property..

[BeerMan]

Check out this link

http://www.freshops.com/grdncntst.html

[NumbSkull]

I got me a spot all ready to go. Going to get me some cuttings when they come in.

Mort

[beerdrinker]

ok, I've got parental support... now the question is which types to get...

from what I've read, it is best to go for flavouring/aroma hops only and not bittering because it is difficult/imposible to calculate the AA percent of homegrown hops. If this is true... I was thinking Cascade for sure... but I'm not sure about the rest. (I was gonna go with 2-4 rhizomes)

Any suggestions?

Sean.

[BeerMan]

Grow what you use the most as far as alphas trust your taste buds. Make a hop tea with a commercial hop of known alpha and your home grown if they are close uses that for hop calculations if not estimate the difference.

[ScienceGuy]

This is written for Virginia not the Great White North, but the information probably will apply during the growing season. I haven't done it, but these guys have.

http://www.blueandgraybrewingco.com/hopsfarm.cfm