Moving hops from Point A to Point B.  Pretty simple, right?  Not so much.

Orthonasal and Retronasal aroma differences.  Because calling it “what’s that smell” was just going to be too easy.

BC is, of course, Before Crop.  What do you need to do before you even think about planting?  Envelopes of dirt, out of service telephone poles and the irrigation/shower tradeoff lead the discussion.

Let’s talk about drying.  Again.  A rare case where we replace “do whatever you want” with “do it this way, or it’s wrong”.

It’s Part 2 of the Scientific Method, but this time we’re taking the methodology to your business.  There’s nothing magical about this: framing the right question, gathering data and removing bias will point you in the right direction in the field and on the spreadsheet.

It’s your first year of hop production.  What makes this year different from other years?  Where should your expectations be set?

You changed something in your hopyard between Year 3 and Year 4.  Yield went up.  Did your single change make a difference?  This week we dissect the Scientific Method and how to properly set up your experiments (insert maniacal laugh here).

We were going to simply call it “mail bag” but this title is more appropriate.  A mixed bag of stuff that we’ve been asked over the last {covers mouth and mumbles} months.  Rapid-fire hop chemistry, burnback, mathematical theories, carotenoid degradation and more.

Cans vs bottles, rainbows on labels, and packaging safety.  Also why you don’t take James to your favorite brewery.

Guest star Julie talks to us about greenhoused plants at Sandy Ridge Farm: viruses, transportation and more.  Then she schools us in a game of Beer ‘er No.  Hey, it’s on You Tube too!