We cannot begin to count the number of inquiries that we get from people interested in growing hops in the Northeast, Southeast and MidWest.  We try to answer phone calls and E-mail requests but have found that the questions are often the same.  So, we are beginning to develop a list of links and other information here.  Perhaps this page will answer your questions.  Please also check out our new forum for more information and networking.

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Foothill Hops

Hop Growing Guides

• Basics: Hop Growing in the Home Garden - from the Oregon Hop Commission.  Nice overview.
• Small Scale and Organic Hops Manual (from Crannog Ales)
• Hop Fertilizer Requirements from Oregon State University
• Hop Trellising and Budgets - This presentation by Colorado State University discusses several different trellis designs with budgets and productivity comparisons between  high wire trellis and new low wire trellising of traditional hop varieties.
• Estimating Harvest Date - The Oregon Hop Commission explains how to sample your field and estimate date of harvest.

Sources of Rhizomes

• Foothill Hops - New York, Organic
• Freshops
• Thyme Garden Herb Company

Hop Variety Descriptions

• List of Hop Varieties from Wikipedia
• USDA Hop Cultivars  

Hop Science

• Hop DNA Isolation Process 
• USDA Hop Genetic Resources Page
• Online Guide to Plant DIsease Control - HOPS
• Pacific Northwest Weed Control Manual

Hop History

• Hops: A Brief History by Kihm WInship. 
  First appeared in Zymurgy in 1990.
• A Taste of Brewing History from the Empire State Brewing Trail
• The Past, Present and Yes, Future of the Hops Industry
  by Richard Vang, From Upstate Alive Magazine.
• American Beer (1909) 
• A Search for Economic Alternatives: Hops In Franklin County, NY
• Groceries for hop picking: Fly Creek, New York

Home Brewing 

• Beer Judging Certification Program - Beer Style Guide 

Tourism: Hop Trails in the Northeast

• Madison County Hop Heritage Trail
• Empire State Brewery Trail Itineraries