Learn to Grow Hops! Three BYO Resources + Our Hop Rhizome Roundup
Home Hop Growing Workshop Video
Learn the keys to successfully growing hops in your backyard or even containers from hop expert Eric Sannerud in a four-hour video workshop. Eric walks you through site selection, planting, trellising, harvesting, processing, storing, and using homegrown hops in your beer. He also covers troubleshooting common hop growing problems you might encounter and how to address them. This video replay also includes the slide presentation file.
Home Hop Growing Online Boot Camp Video with Eric Sannerud
Growing Hops Digital Download
Covering the basics to growing, harvesting, utilizing and storing homegrown hops, growing hops in containers, pro tips for hop growers, as well as more in-depth advice on processing homegrown hops, brewing with homegrown hops, brewing with fresh/wet, building a hop trellis, building a hop oast, and even several wet-hop homebrew recipes.
Hop Growing — Digital Download
BYO Hop Lover’s Guide
We’ve collected and updated the best hops information from BYO and included updated charts with the specifications for 102 hop varieties and suggested substitutions for hard-to-find hops. We’ve also detailed hopping methods, home hop growing info, hop-related build-it projects, and 36 hoppy recipes.
Sourcing Rhizomes to Plant in Your Home Hop Garden
If you’re still needing to source rhizomes, we maintain a list of suppliers that is generally updated each hop growing season. See: Grow Your Own Hops – Rhizome Roundup!
- MoreBeer – selection includes complete hop growing kits
- Amazon
- Great Fermentations
- Beer & Wine Hobby
- eBay can also be a good source for rhizomes – search hop rhizomes. Look for a seller with good feedback.
More Resources Below!…
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Books and Resources: Learn about Hops and Growing Your Own Ingredients:
- The Homebrewer’s Garden, 2nd Edition: How to Grow, Prepare & Use Your Own Hops, Malts & Brewing Herbs
- The Complete Guide to Growing Your Own Hops, Malts, and Brewing Herbs affiliate link, note that multiple variations of this product may be available, as such a different version may appear at this link
- The Hop Grower’s Handbook: The Essential Guide for Sustainable, Small-Scale Production for Home and Market
- Sustainable Homebrewing: An All-Organic Approach to Crafting Great Beer
- Gardening for the Homebrewer: Grow and Process Plants for Making Beer, Wine, Gruit, Cider, Perry, and More
- Hop Growing from BYO — Digital Download
- Home Hop Growing Online Boot Camp with Eric Sannerud
FREE Hop Growing Resources
- MoreBeer – Free Guide on growing hops – available via the documents section of any hop rhizome offering
- Oregon State University Hop Resources
- Growing Hops in the Home Garden for Oregon State – PDF File
- Growing and Curing Hops – PDF File – via the USDA
Books & Resources about Hops
Note that these titles aren’t necessarily focused on growing on planting rhizomes. They are more about hops in general.
- For The Love of Hops: The Practical Guide to Aroma, Bitterness and the Culture of Hops (Brewing Elements)
- The New IPA: Scientific Guide to Hop Aroma and Flavor
- The Book of Hops: A Craft Beer Lover’s Guide to Hoppiness
- Hop Variety Handbook: Learn More About Hops…Create Better Beer.
- MoreBeer’s Massive List of Hops
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