Grow Your Own Hops. Brewers Guide to Soil Nutrients

August 18, 2020 | Category: Agricultural Products, Blog, Increase Crop Yields, Nutrients, Soil Activator, Soil Management

With everyone spending more time at home due to the global pandemic, now might be a good time to try out growing your own hops for  home brewing. Here at Pro-Soil, we have some tips for those looking to get into home brewing and growing your own hops to give your home brews a more personal touch to the process.

India Pale Ales, Stouts, Saison and Pale Ales are more popular than ever and so is the same for hop plants. There are a variety of hop strains, each creating a unique taste. Growing your own hops helps a brewer translate those unique tastes and flavors into their own masterpiece. Nowadays, it’s important for brewers to be able to stand out in the growing craft beer market.

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What Hops are Currently Popular with Brewers?

  • Amarillo
  • Azacca
  • Citra
  • Rakau
  • Southern Cross
  • Waimea
  • Hallertau
  • Saaz
  • Spalt
  • Tettnang

Success Stories. What Makes Hops So Special?

Hops contributes to the flavor, aroma and bitterness of a beer. Without hops, beers tend to have this malty sweetness that tends to be overly sweet so the hops act as a neutralizer to balance the beer’s flavor. Hops also provide an antibiotic effect against bacteria that can spoil beer. There is a long list of different types of hops and what kind of flavors they bring into a brew. This can be of great advantage to a brewer that enjoys experimentation and to find the strain of hop that might grow best in your area.

Soil and Plant Nutrients

Now that I have your taste buds longing for a hoppy brew, there is a science behind growing hop plants. Healthy plants start with soil nutrition and plant food. You want your plants to grow a solid root system and absorb nutrients efficiently.

The first step is to contact a below ground management specialist called Pro-Soil. We are a leading manufacturer and distributor of natural soil nutrition and liquid plant food products that enhance the effects of fertilizer and stimulate plant growth.

A hop’s taste is affected by how well the plant is grown and if it is getting the nutrients it needs. Pro-Soil products such as PS-Foundation, PS-Starter Pro, Triple 3 (Vital Boost), Top 3 Advanced and IPS-100 can free up the nutrients that have become locked in your soil through increased soil biodiversity.

Designed specifically to increase the energy in the soil, increase the biological complexity of the soil and increase root growth of the plant, your hop plants will thrive as our below ground management products influence root mass.

Give us a call today at 1-800-714-4903. Not only do we offer a range of products that will help your plants thrive, but we hold hands-on in-field evaluations, group educational seminars and test-plot field days to help on a more personal level.