Monthly Archives: April 2008

Pantsville on Home Brewing Perspectives

By Brian Glenn | Published: 2008-04-30
Thanks to Douglas and Mike for mentioning my site on their show. If only I could have had the last couple posts up before that went out! I hope the three of us will be able to trade information as this gardening experiment continues. I urge anyone else who is growing hops to listen to [...]
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The Cold Snap Won’t Snap My Bines

By Brian Glenn | Published: 2008-04-29
The temperature has gotten pretty low here in Cleveland, OH, so I have had to get my hops covered up. Fortunately, I still have a good-sized sheet from last year that has already been committed to outside use. I have to take back my paint drying comment from the last post. Since the weekend with [...]
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Hops Grow More Slowly Than Paint Dries

By Brian Glenn | Published: 2008-04-26
The hops do not seem to have changed very much in the past week. I suppose everything I read about hops growing very quickly was a bit of an overstatement. It could also be that I am slightly impatient. The beer that is brewing right now is right on schedule though. The bubbles are nice [...]
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Hops in the Ground, Beer in the Fermenter

By Brian Glenn | Published: 2008-04-21
I finally got my soil tested on Sunday and it was perfect: 6.5 pH. I got the rhizomes in the ground so that they can get started growing. I never pay much attention to the weather, so I guess I need to start in case we get a little frost again this year. From the [...]
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