Keyneton Hop Garden

20/02/2024

Nice collaboration guys, certainly enjoyed it.

15/02/2024

Great few days with the Hop pick. We have got lots done thanks to the many hands that have helped. Yesterday we picked a big amount of Hallertau hop, and today we picked a good amount of Columbus hop. The pick has been earlier than previous years but it all still looks good. It feels great to be on the front foot with it, and we are now at the halfway point with the picking.

12/02/2024

Hop picking commencing tomorrow Tuesday the 13th of February, picking the Cascade hops first. Then followed by picking the Hallertau hop on the Wednesday. There’s a fair bit of the Hallertau hop, and so I am looking for some assistance on the Wednesday. That’s if anyone has some loose time on their hands for some social activity. If anyone is interested in acquiring wet hop, better let me know soon. Otherwise it will be dried and pelleted. And the pelleted hops are for sale. Will also be picking hops this coming weekend.

02/02/2024

The hops are looking good, and harvest is getting closer.

07/01/2024

Keyneton Hop Garden is looking at a Bumper Harvest. The flowers are in abundance, and getting lots of good watering and fertiliser.
I would like thank my garden sponsors RehnBier, Brian Graetz and Bill Evans for their water contributions over the years. And also a special thanks to new sponsor Peter Miles of Karu Harvesting for his recent water contribution. This support will help the garden see a strong healthy harvest.
As you can see from some pictures that the Cascade hop already has well developed flowers. And the Fuggles flower has an interesting looking burr.
The wet summer has been a bonus for the garden. Onward and upward.

01/01/2024

This year the hops are looking great, and now the flowers are appearing. Many of the hops have reached the 5 and 6 meter mark. Will be harvesting the hops at the end of February and can be purchased as wet and dried, and as pellets. Please let me know if you are interested in purchasing hops.

12/12/2023

Keyneton Hop Garden has enjoyed the recent 42mm of rain. Which has nearly topped up the water tanks. The sun is shining, and now I can get stuck into some more bine training and weeding. Soon the hops will reach the top of the trellis and start to flower. Some of my new Centennial hop plants are now at the 5 meter mark.

24/11/2023

Bine training in progress. And they are off and running. Lots of stringing up and weeding is keeping me busy. The new plantings are progressing well. Now have lots more Columbus, Centennial, Cascade, Nugget, Target, Saaz, Fuggles, and Super Alpha in the Garden. Hope to be looking at a much better Harvest next year.

04/10/2023

Thanks to Watsacowie Brewery, and Drew for the warm welcome.

17/09/2023

01/08/2023

Giving the Keyneton Hop Garden a good tidy up. And now looking forward to a bigger and better hop season.