Chinook Hop Profile

In recent years, ‘Chinook' hops have earned a devoted following of craft-brewers on a quest for the Great American Ale. Disease-resistant. ‘Chinook's unique matrix of flavor and aromatics—piney, grapefruit, and spicy notes in concert with deeper...

Introduced in 1990. High alpha acids make this a popular bittering hop in American pale ales and IPAs. Also used for dry hopping to add aroma. Named for the Washington State Centennial Celebration, which occurred in 1989, just before the public release...

Dark-green cones are medium-sized, elongated, and compact. Used in brewing for distinct, medium-strength herbal aroma as well as bittering qualities. Bines require a support system — train to grow on a fence or hops trellis.

This actually gives the roots an extra boost of growth before they become dormant. An American Classic is Brewing Often compared to the Cascade Hop, Centennial has a more intense flavor.

Dreaming of becoming a craft brewmeister? Prolific, vigorous, winter-hardy plants thrive in the full range of U.S. regions. Hops are what great beers, ales, and stouts are made of.

Hardy to zone 4. The plants form a dense foliage screen that bursts with blooms in summer. Hops rhizomes are shipped end of April/beginning of May. Provide a support structure for the vines to climb, a trellis, fence, arbor or wall will suffice.

Hops rhizomes are shipped end of April/beginning of May. Provide a support structure for the vines to climb, a trellis, fence, arbor or wall will suffice. Order early for best availability.

Introduced in 1989. Named for Mt. Hood volcano in Oregon. Medium-size, compact cones are easy to harvest. Make sure that your hardiness zone lies within the zone compatability range of this variety before ordering.

The USDA hardiness zones offer a guide to varieties that will grow well in certain climates. Each zone corresponds to the minimum winter temperatures experienced in a given area. Make sure that your hardiness zone lies within the zone compatability range...

This actually gives the roots an extra boost of growth before they become dormant. Large, tear-shaped leaves flanked by the delicate, hops seed cones provide warm coverage whether draped over trellises, on fencing-even on top of pergolas .

Hops rhizomes are shipped end of April/beginning of May. Provide a support structure for the vines to climb, a trellis, fence, arbor or wall will suffice. Order early for best availability.

Fertilizing is not essential, but if you choose, do so early in the season with a well-balanced fertilizer. Collection includes one each of Cascade, Mt. Hood, Willamette, and Kent Golding hops rhizomes.

Hardy to zone 4. The plants form a dense foliage screen that bursts with blooms in summer. Shipped in late April/early May. Provide a support structure for the vines to climb, a trellis, fence, arbor or wall will suffice.

Make sure that your hardiness zone lies within the zone compatability range of this variety before ordering. Typically grown on a string trellis, these lush green climbers are a vigorous bine with utility in the home landscape.

Make sure that your hardiness zone lies within the zone compatability range of this variety before ordering. An offspring of the prominent English hop variety, Fuggle, Willamette offers slight bittering qualities in craft brews, but shines for its flavor...

Hops are fast growing and tangle easily, and pruning hops plants strategically encourages air circulation and seriously discourages disease, bugs, and mildew.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });In midsummer,...

Companion planting with hops can enhance crop growth and provide a decoy for pesky critters. They can share the same trellis or lattice and when the hops dies back, the evergreen clematis can take center stage.Pairing two different hops strains can make...

If the results are between 8-12 ppm, fertilize at a rate of 1-1.5 pounds per 1,000 square feet (0.5-0.7 kg. This will give you precise information on exactly where your soil is lacking nutritionally so you can take steps to amend it.freestar.queue.push(function()...

Propagation won't be a problem. If given proper care, your backyard hops plant will send out rhizomes from which new plants will grow.There are three basics factors for how to plant hops for maximum growth and production: soil, sun, and space.– Soil...

Because growing conditions, disease and pests are all factors in successful growth, the potential causes can really add up.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });Hops plant problems usually start with site and...

Seeds, however, are normally not recommended but can be a fun technique to try.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });grow from the perennial crown and are similar to roots but root at internodes and sprout...

Divide rhizomes every 5 years for consistently producing bines.The first thing to do is to check the site and soil location for your hops. The female flowers are the cones, or burrs, the source of the aromatic flavor characteristic of good beers.The time...

Also called rootstocks, rhizomes retain the ability to send new shoots upwards to become a plant. Thinking of brewing your own beer? Purchasing hops rhizomes for growing from NCPN is a guarantee that you will be getting healthy disease-free stock.Alternately,...

Read on for information on spacing requirements for hops.Hops plants are no shrinking violets. However, your life may be easier if you plant like-variety hops at least 7 feet apart.When you are growing different varieties of hops, spacing requirements...

Ash cladding,tongue and groove

This discoloration may spread for the cone tips to the entirety of the cone, becoming a gray fuzzy mold. Perhaps the hops are wilted or covered in a powdery mildew. The symptoms first manifest as pale green to yellow spots on the top of the leaves along...

Most beer recipes call for both kinds of hops.Dual hops tend to have a mid-range to high amount of acid and a good smell and aroma, and can be used for both aroma and bittering. Even 80 is an awfully high number if you're looking to choose a single variety...