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by billvelek
Friday May 16, 2008 6:50 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: This might eventually help end our barley shortages
Replies: 1
Views: 2536

This might eventually help end our barley shortages

As homebrewers, we've watched with some dismay as barley prices have jumped dramatically, along with most food prices. Part of that has been attributed to acreage being diverted to corn for ethanol production, and is probably true in large measure. Other factors include the increasing affluence and ...
by billvelek
Thursday Feb 28, 2008 8:30 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: 'Grow-Hops' is the best Internet resource about growing hops
Replies: 0
Views: 2196

'Grow-Hops' is the best Internet resource about growing hops

Our free Grow-Hops group SPECIALIZES in the topic of growing ingredients to brew beer -- primarily hops but some minor coverage of barley and brewing-herbs, too. Now with 1,187 members, including some professional growers/farmers, we're undoubtedly the largest and best resource about growing hops on ...
by billvelek
Thursday Feb 07, 2008 9:10 am
Forum: Making beer
Topic: New information about growing hops
Replies: 0
Views: 2612

New information about growing hops

For those who grow hops or are considering it, I have a couple of bits of information that you should find interesting.

First, most homegrowers have no idea of what the alpha acid content of their hops is; I've done a LOT of searching and reading in a LOT of forums, and up until now the universal ...
by billvelek
Monday May 28, 2007 2:47 pm
Forum: Making beer
Topic: Growing Hops
Replies: 20
Views: 12916

Re: Estimating AA% for homebrown hops

P.S.: Did _I_ do something to cause the need for hoizontal scrolling? If so, I don't know what ... but I apologize. Seems like word wrap would be automatic.

No I think it was the long ebay link that Timmy posted.
In a word: "Tinyurl". If 'Timmy' and anyone else doesn't know what I'm speaking ...
by billvelek
Monday May 28, 2007 1:36 pm
Forum: Making beer
Topic: Growing Hops
Replies: 20
Views: 12916

Estimating AA% for homebrown hops

Sorry for the delay, but my son was in a basketball tournament this weekend (KIP, Searcy had one but we were at the one in Clarksville); his team won 1st place. :D

Also, let me ask KIP if there is a homebrew shop in Searcy or if he goes to "Fermentables" in North Little Rock? -- the only one I ...
by billvelek
Friday May 25, 2007 5:20 pm
Forum: Making beer
Topic: Growing Hops
Replies: 20
Views: 12916

Yep ... that was me. :-)

Wow. You have a tremendous memory. I was the founder of the Homebrewers grid computing team on the World Community Grid, and I allowed another homebrewer to take over as Team Captain but I still belong, and crunch for the team, and even promote the team on my personal website, http://www.velek.com ...
by billvelek
Friday May 25, 2007 4:36 pm
Forum: Making beer
Topic: Growing Hops
Replies: 20
Views: 12916

New Yahoo Group is exclusively about growing hops

This is my first year to grow hops, and it has been difficult to find answers to some of my questions on the various brewing forums because it appears that only a small percentage of homebrewers grow their own hops. Instead of having to tediously search through lengthy archives or a large number of ...