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I've had leaves roll up like that before on my cherry trees. It was caused by tiny bugs that seemed to curl the leaves up to nest. But this was always as the growing tips. .

An update on costs for hop analysis (ex GST) Alpha and beta acids - $140 Hop oil profile - $220 I realise these prices aren't cheap but they are LC/GC methods and for those with any lab experience you'll understand why this is actually quite a good price. If you are interested, PM me for...

Just an FYI, if you are interested in getting your hops analysed this year, the Australian Wine Research Institute now offers the following analyses (prices ex GST); Alpha and beta acids - $140 Hop oil profile - $220 I realise these prices aren't cheap but they are LC/GC methods and for those...

Both the plant and the fruit look like boysenberries. So much nicer than raspberries as they have a little bit of tartness to them. No need to net as the plants are thorny like blackberries so the birds can't land on them. Bugs are a completely different story. Edit - picked a bowl full for my...

Or dynamic lifter for a slower release version during the plant growth phase and granular potash when the plant switches over to burr/cone production. But that could just be me being lazy. I throw out handfuls of these things rather than standing there with a watering can. I think the commercial...

I am not sure of prices at this point but I have been making the case that the homebrewing market is large and to price analyses at a point that takes out this market is not clever so I am hopeful it will be reasonable. We currently do not do water analysis as a service although I do get water...

BUMP You have until the 20th of January to do the survey and get in to the draw for $500 worth of analyses. I've been told that we will be offering hop oil analysis this year so if you, like me, grow your own and are interested in knowing what is actually in them (alpha/beta acids, hop oils...

Carabohemian is an awesome crystal malt. It will be darker than the when using caramunich but the extra flavour is worth it. It's what i use in GA's these days.

No cutting back. They do as they please. Cut back then cover the whole area with a thick layer of horse manure. For those not aware, the first of the Chinook rhizomes was planted mid 2007 so they are very well established.

Yesterday on the left, Dec 13 on the right. Covered in burrs. Going to be an epic crop. Re - fertilising. I add horse manure over winter. This is the first year i added any fertiliser in the growing season. Started adding dynamic lifter every 4 weeks once the first shoot appeared. Switched to...

I've brewed kit beers a few times since starting AG. Twice I've put a kit beer into the local BrewAdelaide case swap and both times it wasn't picked as a kit beer. Before i switched to AG i was spending a lot of effort on my kit beers. I always started with Coopers lager as it was low (ish) in...

Another thing to think of is the iron (and copper) content that powers the Fenton Reaction.

Sodium percarbonate produces hydrogen peroxide. Not sure why buying hydrogen peroxide is bad given the cleaning/sanitation is the same. I personally prefer a 2:1 mix of sodium percarbonate:sodium metalsilicate for cleaning and a no rinse sanitiser like starsan for sanitising. The cleaning mix...

Oxygen can't react with organic molecules. It's spin forbidden.

It's not height, it's the length of the bines. Grow them along the ground and they'll happily produce cones on the ground. Like most climbing plants, they also make a great ground cover. The cones grown on the ground tend to get less sunlight so are often pale and lacking lupilin. Cones grown on...

Finally remembered where the videos of the 10 minute IPA we made using my homegrown chinook. 400g in a 40L batch. Smell was amazing! Link

No different to commercial hops so no, never had an infection from dry hopping.

I use dried hops, never used wet hops directly in a beer, only via an ice extract process. Will be doing a wet hop harvest beer this season though. I dry hop with flowers using a hop bag with a heap of marbles to keep the bag submerged. Never attempted to squeeze the bag. After the first time i...

Awesome! I've made a few IIPAs using only homegrown hops. Bursting with flavour. Only downside is the 5L of beer the dry hop soaks up. Worth it though.