Another spring, another hop crop gets underway. In this episode of Chop & Brew, we look at the basic steps to planting hop rhizomes in containers and in the yard. Ted and Paul help new hop-growers with tip and techniques for the start of the growing season. Chop & Brew will do several episodes over
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzQBFPl1sGg&w=560&h=315] The Waltons sit down to a plate of freshly-trimmed and garlic butter sauteed hop shoots. Here are some cool blog posts I found while researching the concept: Brew Lounge – Hop Shoots: It’s What’s for Dinner http://www.brewlounge.com/2008/04/hop-shoots-its-whats-for-dinner.html 20 Minute Garden – Hops for Dinner: Sauteed Hops http://20minutegarden.com/2009/04/28/hops-for-dinner-sauteed-hops/
As a native of Mobile, AL now living and chopping/brewing in the Twin Cities, I’m pleased as peaches to hear that that governor of Alabama, today, singed into law a bill that lifts the prohibition on homebrewing in the state. Heck yeah! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj8KdMeoLEY&w=560&h=315]
