{"id":357,"date":"2018-09-26T13:23:45","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T13:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/our1800shouse.com\/?p=357"},"modified":"2018-09-26T13:23:45","modified_gmt":"2018-09-26T13:23:45","slug":"hop-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/our1800shouse.com\/index.php\/2018\/09\/26\/hop-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Hop Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"

My dad has been growing hops for years. (There’s some still growing on the property from when he lived in the house as a teenager.)\u00a0 I first became familiar with the climbing green plant from him. Though, some people look at me funny when I say Gavin & I are growing hops. “What are hops?” <\/em>they ask.\u00a0The following is a brief explanation for those who may be foreign to the craft beer scene.<\/p>\n

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Hops<\/b>\u00a0are the\u00a0flowers\u00a0(also called seed cones or\u00a0strobiles) of the hop plant\u00a0Humulus lupulus.<\/i>[1]<\/sup>\u00a0They are used primarily as a bittering, flavoring and stability agent in\u00a0beer, to which they, beyond bitterness, impart floral, fruity or citrusy flavors and aroma;[2]<\/sup>\u00a0though they are also used for various purposes in other beverages and\u00a0herbal medicine. [Wikipedia<\/em>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Shown below is our process of putting in the hop garden.<\/p>\n

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STEPS:<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n