In this post, I am calling the local super market and a good beer store to get prices for a good local beer in a keg for the 2013 Hop Growers Roundtable event on Saturday, June 22 at our farm in Dodgeville, Wisconsin. I am comparing prices for Lake Louie Brewing’s Warp Speed Scotch Ale [...]
Continue reading How much is a keg of local beer around Dodgeville, Wi Posted in: Fatty's News On June 22, 2013, I will be representing Simple Earth Hops to present the HOP GROWERS ROUNDTABLE for new & existing hop farmers. Registration is $45 @ http://2013hops.eventbrite.com/ and includes 2 Presentations from 9am-Noon on Sustainable Hopyard Establishment and Marketing Hops plus; Lunch Reception at Noon-1pm and; a hop farming forum discussion with a panel [...]
Continue reading Hop Farming Event in Dodgeville, Wisconsin on June 22, 2013 Posted in: Wisconsin Hops Hop rhizomes are now available through my hopyard business, Simple Earth Hops where we have seven (7) different hop varieties to test in your hopyard. If you brew this is perfect for you as you can harvest your own hop cones to put in your homebrew batches. Each plant will produce around 1 or [...]
Continue reading Hop Rhizomes for Sale Pre-order for 2013 Posted in: Wisconsin Hops Things are good. We live on the farm now where we can grow crops and hops. We have a house, with another cabin that my mom loves, on the property is also a barn, tool shop, market building, tractor, 5 acres to grow on and another 15 of rolling land for us to play. You [...]
Continue reading This year, I will brew in the hopyard on the farm here in Wisconsin Posted in: Fatty's News, Wisconsin Hops Thank you so much to all the supporters of the 2012 Simple Earth Hops Harvest Brewfest. This event would not be possible without the help of so many volunteers, generous brewers, local businesses like Mr. T’s Mobile here in Dodgeville, Alan Schroeder at Pendarvis Historic site in Mineral Point, my family and again, all the [...]
Continue reading 2012 Simple Earth Hops Harvest Brewfest Photos Posted in: Wisconsin Hops While browsing Youtube via Glen Fuller’s CO Organic hops website, here are some random hop picking videos that will catch your eye. 1950s Hop Picking 1929 Hop Picking in Kent (no audio) Sierra Nevada’s new German hop picking tractor
Continue reading Hop Picking Videos Roundup Posted in: Fatty's News Last August in Dodgeville, Wisconsin was the 2011 Simple Earth Hops Harvest Brewfest. This fine hop picking event happened because the community came out to the farm to pitch in and help run the show. The local beer was fun too. Here are some photos taken by hopyard friend Charles Tuura of Aurora, Illinois.
Continue reading 2011 Simple Earth Hops Harvest Brewfest pics by Chuck T Posted in: Fatty's News