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Greetings!
Believe it or not, spring will be here before you know it and I know atleast I am hoping it is sooner than later! Our hop growers have informed us roots will be shipping to us around late March so we need to get our pre-orders in to them by March 1st. If you want to grow some hops, read on below to find out more. If not, well, just skip it and go on down to the list of some new & cool things you will find in the shop. Or just come see us soon and forget all the reading. |
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Put your root down | |
If you are a homebrewer, something to consider is growing your own hops. They generally require little upkeep, they grow quickly, are nice to look at & may even yield a little something for brewing with on the very first year! If you've always wanted to, or are just now thinking about it, now is the time to get in your orders! Rhizomes coming in from our west coast growers will ship to us the week of March 30th.
You can go to the brewing supplies page on our website to find detailed info on which varieties are best for your location or stop by the shop & check it out there.
Available varieties are as follows: Cascade, Centennial, Chinook, Columbus, Golding, Northern Brewer, Tettnang and Willamette. We may have some similar or different varieties of local, organically grown rhizomes available as well. We will post info on our website about the local rhizomes as soon as we find out more from that grower.
How to: Here's a link to a rhizome planting & care guide that details in a concise 5 pages how to grow your own hops. We also have a few books and a magazine about growing and using them, like Homegrown Hops by David R. Beach, Homebrewer's Garden by Joe and Dennis Fisher, For The Love Of Hops by Stan Hieronymus and Brew Your Own's Hop Lover's Guide.
A few simple tips: Mostly hops will like a sunny location with well-drained soil. (Around here, adding a little sand to the soil might not be a bad idea!) It is suggested to plant hops of the same variety atleast 3 ft apart, & different cultivars a good 5 ft apart, so you can actually tell where one vine ends & next begins.
Pricing: The rhizomes will be $5.95 each, but if you purchase 5 or more the price will drop significantly to $5.00 each. We will order in atleast a dozen of each variety but to make sure we will have what you need, please place your pre-orders by Thursday, February 28th. (Yes that is this coming Thursday!)
For more information, you can visit our brew & wine supply page on our website & scroll down to "hops & rhizomes" or just click the links above.
Email us at intown@butlerwinery.com or call 812.339.7233 to place your orders today! |
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Some New And Cool Things to Check Out
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Say Cheese! |
- Make your own cheese at home with one of our new cheesemaking kits! These kits make a basic farmers cheese, which can be aged in brine in the fridge for a simple feta, stretched into mozz, or eaten fresh. Instructions are also included for making a traditional ricotta from the whey. Included in the kits: a detailed instruction book, cheese forms, cloth, rennet, calcium chloride, thermometer, cheese salt, contact info for support. The kits sell for $34.95. And for those of you who want to skip the kit & do some research first, we also stock three cheesemaking books: Making Artisan Cheese, by Tim Smith, list price $17.99, Home Cheesemaking, by Ricki Carroll, list price $14.95, and the very basic Making Cheese, Butter or Yogurt, by Garden Way, list price $3.95.
- Seasonal kits by Winexpert coming soon- French Ros� ($134.95) This off-dry versatile wine goes well with lighter dishes like salads and cheese, but can also stand up to spicy red meats from the grill. And in the Twisted Mist series Hard Pink Lemonade ($99.95) - Fresh lemons mix with notes of pink grapefruit and candied peel, and a light sweetness softens the lemon pucker making for an easy-drinking treat. Serve this cooler-style drink ice cold on a hot afternoon. We have a few of each coming at the end of March, if you want us to reserve one for you, let us know!
- Banjo Propane Cooker: Heavy Duty Cast Iron burner, 16" Large Cooking Surface Designed to Safely Support Large Cooking Pots, 48" LPG Rubber Hose, 30 PSI Preset Regulator with Brass Control Valve. Capable of supporting up to 80 Qt Stockpots. Minimum 100,000 BTUs. $144.95
- Schill Cologne (Kolsch) Malt: Made by Global Grain Malts. For brewing Kolsch-type beers. This malt is produced in the only malting in the Cologne region of Germany. 3.9 - 4.9 Lov. The 55 lb sack price is $85.00 (about 1.54/lb), otherwise $1.95/lb.
- Another New Hop! As if we need more, enter, Mosaic. Description from Hopunion -Daughter of Simcoe� YCR14, and heritage includes F-10 Tomahawk and Nugget. Alpha Acids 11.5 - 13.5%. Brewers have noted that Mosaic is a "complexity of flavors". Specific descriptors include earthy, grassy, herbal, citrus, cedar, floral, pine, tropical, onion/garlic, spice and stone fruit. Available in 1 oz bags at $2.50 each. These seem to be very Simcoe-esque, we suggest you try to some in your next IPA today! View our updated hop descriptions file for info on all the hops we stock.
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