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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...

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...

I just forwarded your message to Bill P. Cheers. Bill Velek

Well, that will certainly give you a _rough_ idea and a starting point, but picking the middle of the range would probably fall into the fourth option -- trial and error -- because if you are off very much, then you'd probably make an adjustment either up or down. What is appealing about the...

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...