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16-09-2022, 09:10
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It feels like I haven't been to a hop farm since 1911 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44YTDB4l7Cc), though I suppose it can't be quite that long ago. So it was good to return to one of the Redsell's farms for an IBD (https://www.ibd.org.uk/) do.
They grow 90% English hops (mostly East Kent Goldings, Challenger and Fuggle with some Admiral) though they do have some foreign varieties.
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American hops Cascade and Centennial are grown and the high alpha variety Eureka is being trialled.
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Lager hops Perle, H. Tradition and Akoya are being trialled. Akoya has been bred as a Perle replacement, having greater drought resistance.
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They do have trickle irrigation at Redsell's but it's not as good as rain.
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They don't seem to have safety shoes though.
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The English hop crop is estimated to be down 20% and overall Europe down 22%, the American crop is expected to be close to average.
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And in amongst the CPD and networking I managed to get some green hop beer in too :-)
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More... (http://edsbeer.blogspot.com/2022/09/back-to-hop-farm.html)
It feels like I haven't been to a hop farm since 1911 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44YTDB4l7Cc), though I suppose it can't be quite that long ago. So it was good to return to one of the Redsell's farms for an IBD (https://www.ibd.org.uk/) do.
They grow 90% English hops (mostly East Kent Goldings, Challenger and Fuggle with some Admiral) though they do have some foreign varieties.
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American hops Cascade and Centennial are grown and the high alpha variety Eureka is being trialled.
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Lager hops Perle, H. Tradition and Akoya are being trialled. Akoya has been bred as a Perle replacement, having greater drought resistance.
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They do have trickle irrigation at Redsell's but it's not as good as rain.
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They don't seem to have safety shoes though.
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The English hop crop is estimated to be down 20% and overall Europe down 22%, the American crop is expected to be close to average.
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And in amongst the CPD and networking I managed to get some green hop beer in too :-)
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More... (http://edsbeer.blogspot.com/2022/09/back-to-hop-farm.html)