Hermann, Mo, Der Brauer, and Good Times

Just got back from Hermann, Mo where I started the day meeting up at Der Brauer's farm to inspect the barley, hops, irrigation system, and well, who am I kidding? Of course I went to Tin Mill Brewery!

First off, pictures of the hops at the farm:

Glacier

Kent Goldings

Willimette




Now the hops aren't "going wild" and huge, but they are for sure getting a root system established.  I believe the same could be said about mine that we just planted this year at Irish Rover's.  According to Irish Rover, his 2nd year hops are higher than him right now and budding as you can see in the previous post!  The following picture shows the hops that were shown to Der Brauer by a friend that we hope to either harvest or transplant.  They are wild and growing on a hillside, where a brewery used to be BEFORE prohibition...can you pick them out in the foliage?  We are not sure what kind they are, but hopefully that will be figured out in the near future...

Now for the barley!

Der Brauer and Matuz's Wife inspecting the green barley.  When it turns brown, it is time to harvest!

Done with the hops and barley, off to Tin Mill Brewery....

Equipment made in and shipped from Germany, along with all the grains...

And finally, Der Brauer and I contemplating how to become brewmasters...

In the spirit of the German town Hermann, "Hopfen und Malz, Gott erhalt's!"

Until next time, Hermann, Mo...

-Matuz