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BEER

At last we meet the Oxford Brewers group

With their monthly meetings on Wednesday evenings, Fendog and I have been unable to meet the Oxford Brewers group as Wednesdays find us hard at prayer and Bible study. Admirable, you may think. But one cannot help recalling the wise…

Trenchfoot · 17 Jan
BEER

The Audacity of Hops

Check this out! In what these days is a rare flash of inspiration, I’ve come up with an awesome name for my barleywine: “The Audacity of Hops”. I think that suits it well as it is hopped through the roof, and has vast pretentions of…

Trenchfoot · 18 Jun 2011
BEER

Hop Varieties and Substitutions

Have you ever found a beer recipe that you really like the look of, but have found that you don’t have the correct variety of hops and can’t get hold of it?

Trenchfoot · 25 Aug 2009
GROWING HOPS

Growing hops - update July 09

Bit of a nightmare with the allotment…. I lost my key and haven’t been able to get in for several weeks!! I suspect Boo Boo has thrown them away…

Trenchfoot · 10 Jul 2009
GROWING HOPS

Growing Hops

Came across a useful looking hop growing website just now – hoping to get a few plants going on the farm next spring to follow in Trenchfootsteps.

Fendog · 24 Jun 2026
GROWING HOPS

Growing your own hops: Planting

I got my hop plants in the ground today! It was a total rush job so I hope its ok. The barerooted plants arrived while we were down at the Outlaws at the weekend, so I didn’t think I should wait til next weekend to plant them. But by…

Trenchfoot · 17 Feb 2009
GROWING HOPS

Growing your own hops: Choosing plants

Inspired by the Rotter (one of the Oxford Brewgroup), I have decided to grow my own hops. Apparently they are easy to cultivate and yield a ample harvest for homebrewing purposes. And what with an allotment at my disposal, this could…

Trenchfoot · 13 Feb 2009