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Rhynalds Hops Growers of Nebraska Nebraska Tourism Workshop 2013

Rhynalds Hops Growers of Nebraska Nebraska Tourism Workshop 2013. Hop Growing Cycle. Growing Hops from Rhizome to cone takes 120 days All hop plants are perennial females that are used for production Hop bines climb clockwise around lines Trellis system should be facing north and south

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Rhynalds Hops Growers of Nebraska Nebraska Tourism Workshop 2013

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  1. Rhynalds Hops Growers of Nebraska Nebraska Tourism Workshop 2013

  2. Hop Growing Cycle • Growing Hops from Rhizome to cone takes 120 days • All hop plants are perennial females that are used for production • Hop bines climb clockwise around lines • Trellis system should be facing north and south • Hops bur in June and develop into cones, which provides lupulin for brewers • Lupulin provides the alpha and beta acids for the beer (alpha = bitter, beta = aroma)

  3. Hop Rhizome

  4. Burring or Flowering Stage

  5. Hop bine Hop Bines 

  6. v Trellis System

  7. Hop Cones 

  8. Lupulin Lupulin Alpha Acids Beta Acids

  9. One of the challenges of growing hops is the harvest. With the hops stripper, we no longer have to pick hops by hand.

  10. Picking Drums

  11. Picking Drums at work

  12. Is there a market for hops grown in Nebraska? You bet!! • There are currently six breweries in Lincoln: • Empyrean Brewing Co. (Lazlo’s Brewery & Grill) • Granite City Food & Brewery • Modern Monks (Misty’s Steakhouse & Brewery) • Blue Blood Brewing Co. • Zipline Brewing Co. • Ploghshare Brewing Co. • The market for locally grown products is in high demand.

  13. Brewing day, with fresh hops at Blue Blood Brewing

  14.  Adding fresh hops to the wort Hops picking party at Blue Blood Brewing 

  15. Final product!

  16. Hops can also be used in other products,one of which is cheese from UNL Dairy.

  17. Shad- (402) 649-0186Bill- (402) 480-4201Joel- (402) 499-3637

  18. Thank you for coming.

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