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Here are a few pictures from the yard from early July. Everything is looking good. The Cascade are maturing ahead of schedule due to the early and recent heat waves.

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We are a little late with updates this year. We completed stringing mid-April. Everything is looking good so far!

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đŸŒ± Spring Update from the Hopyard – New Growth, New Season, New Partnership

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Here are this year's profiles.

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We have a great harvest this year. 157 1lbs for cascade.. A big thank you to all that could join us. See you next year!

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Here is our hop analysis for 2021. Good stuff.

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Dry as a bone this summer, but still ended the year well

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Hops are looking good. Most are still in late flowering or cone development stages. Minimal pests (Japanese Bettles, etc.) in the yard. Good stuff so far!

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Spring 2021 (cont’d)

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Spring 2021 (cont’d)

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Spring 2021 (cont’d)

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Initial cut-down of the first shoots completed on April 10th. Stringing is now underway.

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look who stopped by for a visit.. still a bit chilly this time of year but Spring will be here before we know it!

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We received our Hops Panel results back. Good stuff!

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Plants are looking strong and healthy. A few Japanese Beetles in the yard, but we'll address those with a neem oil spraying.

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Hops are growing nicely..and burring.

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Plants are coming along nicely. 20 days to the summer solstice. The plants should hit the top wire by then...

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Spring is upon us once again and work has begun. Clover cover came in nicely this year. It should improve weed control between the rows. The primary 'beneficial' bed has been weeded and reseeded. Last year's coir has...

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We had a successful second harvest of the year. Picked the remaining cascade cones.

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Each year we send our hops to Virginia Tech's Department of Food Science and Technology, Enology Analytical Services Laboratory for analysis. We received our Hops Panel results back. Our hops are right where they need ...

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Beer is typically made from four ingredients: water, yeast, malted grain, and hops. Hops are the cone shaped flowers of the female hops plant, and they are used to preserve the beer, clear it, help retain its head and, o...

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The hopyards are located on St. Moor Farm, a Virginia Century Farm

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Thank you to all those that participated in our first harvest of 2019. We couldn't have done it without you! Cheers!

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We spent the weekend doing a bit of electrical work and preparing the oast for next weekend. We only trained one to two shoots per string this year. These pictures are 3rd year plants. The hops are looking pretty good...

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Commercial Dehumidifier. Hops must be prepared for storage by removing water. Hops are 77-80% moisture at harvest and must be at 8-10% moisture for stable storage. For every pound of dry hops, 3 1/2 pounds of water ne...

","url":"https://saintmoorhops.com/f/tools-of-the-trade","title":"Tools of the Trade","summary":"Commercial Dehumidifier. Hops must be prepared for storage by removing water. Hops are 77-80% moisture at harvest and must be at 8-10% moisture for stable storage. For every pound of dry hops, 3 1/2 pounds of water ne...","date_modified":"2019-08-06T22:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://saintmoorhops.com/f/more-power2","html_content":"

Appalachian Power installed the service drop today. We can now run the oast without renting a diesel generator. Ample power to run additional processing equipment in the future as well.

","url":"https://saintmoorhops.com/f/more-power2","title":"More Power...#2","summary":"Appalachian Power installed the service drop today. We can now run the oast without renting a diesel generator. Ample power to run additional processing equipment in the future as well.","date_modified":"2019-08-05T18:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://saintmoorhops.com/f/hops-almost-ready-for-picking","html_content":"

We are close..maybe a couple of weeks out.

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The hops are ready for harvesting when they are between 77-80% dry matter. That's between 20-23% moisture content. We will be picking soon!

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We generate enough power to cover our needs for 11 months of the year. We, unfortunately, cannot run our Oast for 48 hrs straight with current solar power generation system. The Oast blower fan motor has an initial sur...

","url":"https://saintmoorhops.com/f/more-power","title":"More Power...","summary":"We generate enough power to cover our needs for 11 months of the year. We, unfortunately, cannot run our Oast for 48 hrs straight with current solar power generation system. The Oast blower fan motor has an initial sur...","date_modified":"2019-07-29T18:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://saintmoorhops.com/f/evening-sky","html_content":"

A beautiful evening at the farm and hopyard.

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A new area to take a break from the heat, enjoy family and entertain friends. Maybe enjoy an IPA or two..

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Hops have burred (flowered). Coming along nicely, but not to the top of the trellis as we expected by this time of the year. We did a few new things his year, including cut back of the 'bull' shoots. Anticipation...

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Plants are looking good and growing.. Crab grass burned down well between the rows.

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Off to a good start this year. Trellis wire rope has been tightened. Lots of work! Strings are going down. Next training... Good stuff!!

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Spring work has begun. Soil between rows tilled and seeded with fescue and clover. 3rd year plants cut back. 2nd year plant 'bull' shoots cut. Irrigation drip lines laid and tested. One 'beneficial' bed weeded and r...

","url":"https://saintmoorhops.com/f/spring-2019","title":"Spring 2019","summary":"Spring work has begun. Soil between rows tilled and seeded with fescue and clover. 3rd year plants cut back. 2nd year plant 'bull' shoots cut. Irrigation drip lines laid and tested. One 'beneficial' bed weeded and r...","date_modified":"2019-04-14T15:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://saintmoorhops.com/f/winter-work","html_content":"

Winter is definitely here. We just had 13 inches of snow. Prior to the event, we worked in the yard winterizing and adding 4 additional solar panels.

","url":"https://saintmoorhops.com/f/winter-work","title":"Late Fall and Winter Work 2018","summary":"Winter is definitely here. We just had 13 inches of snow. Prior to the event, we worked in the yard winterizing and adding 4 additional solar panels.","date_modified":"2018-12-11T13:36:39Z"},{"id":"https://saintmoorhops.com/f/2nd-year-hop-harvest","html_content":"

Thank you to all that participated in our picking event. We had a great turn out. Time to pick some hops and re-connect with family and friends!

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Another great weekend working in the hopyard.

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The duct work is complete on the oast. Just waiting for the intake diffusers to finish up. We'll get those mounted; along with a few electronics to monitor temperature and humidity, and the magnehelic static pressure g...

","url":"https://saintmoorhops.com/f/another-days-work","title":"Another Good Days Work","summary":"The duct work is complete on the oast. Just waiting for the intake diffusers to finish up. We'll get those mounted; along with a few electronics to monitor temperature and humidity, and the magnehelic static pressure g...","date_modified":"2018-08-04T20:01:10Z"},{"id":"https://saintmoorhops.com/f/hop-dryer-oast-almost-ready","html_content":"

The lower and upper plenums are done. Hop bins fabricated and ready! Blower installed. Just need to finish the duct work. Almost there.

","url":"https://saintmoorhops.com/f/hop-dryer-oast-almost-ready","title":"The Oast is Almost Ready","summary":"The lower and upper plenums are done. Hop bins fabricated and ready! Blower installed. Just need to finish the duct work. Almost there.","date_modified":"2018-07-30T01:41:59Z"},{"id":"https://saintmoorhops.com/f/drying-the-hops","html_content":"

We are building a 'chamber' style oast (hop dryer) this weekend. We will be drying our hops using a low temperature method. No added heat, other than that of the ambient air. This method ensures essential oils, aromas...

","url":"https://saintmoorhops.com/f/drying-the-hops","title":"The Oast (Hop Dryer)","summary":"We are building a 'chamber' style oast (hop dryer) this weekend. We will be drying our hops using a low temperature method. No added heat, other than that of the ambient air. This method ensures essential oils, aromas...","date_modified":"2018-07-27T01:48:28Z"},{"id":"https://saintmoorhops.com/f/yard-work-and-more","html_content":"

More yard maintenance. We also added a new antenna array for the cellular router and a new TV/FM antenna..

","url":"https://saintmoorhops.com/f/yard-work-and-more","title":"Yard Work and More..","summary":"More yard maintenance. We also added a new antenna array for the cellular router and a new TV/FM antenna..","date_modified":"2018-07-16T13:24:49Z"},{"id":"https://saintmoorhops.com/f/and-another-day-for-weed-management","html_content":"

weed control is a continual fight... (From July 9th).

","url":"https://saintmoorhops.com/f/and-another-day-for-weed-management","title":"..Chalk Up Another Day to Weed Management.","summary":"weed control is a continual fight... (From July 9th).","date_modified":"2018-07-10T23:23:43Z"},{"id":"https://saintmoorhops.com/f/another-day-in-the-yard","html_content":"

Hops are coming in nicely. ..and another day of weed maintenance. (From June 30th).

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We've added two new plant beds for 'beneficials'. We prepared and planted beneficials in a large 35' x 10' bed on the south side of the yard. We also planted a smaller 25' x 7' half-circle shaped bed on the north easte...

","url":"https://saintmoorhops.com/f/beneficials-planted","title":"A Little Farmscaping..","summary":"We've added two new plant beds for 'beneficials'. We prepared and planted beneficials in a large 35' x 10' bed on the south side of the yard. We also planted a smaller 25' x 7' half-circle shaped bed on the north easte...","date_modified":"2018-06-21T00:16:30Z"},{"id":"https://saintmoorhops.com/f/more-pictures-from-the-yard","html_content":"

After a hard days work, we couldn't resist. :)

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Row maintenance continues...

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Plants are coming along nicely.

","url":"https://saintmoorhops.com/f/early-june-growth","title":"Early June Growth","summary":"Plants are coming along nicely.","date_modified":"2018-06-08T19:42:27Z"},{"id":"https://saintmoorhops.com/f/stringing-for-2018-done","html_content":"

The final runs of wire have been completed and the coir has been strung! Great job, Brian!

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","url":"https://saintmoorhops.com/f/second-trellis-almost-complete","title":"Second Trellis Almost Complete. ","date_modified":"2018-05-07T01:10:51Z"}]}