Hop plant supplier.

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Permalink Reply by Ralph on March 31, 2011 at 9:53am

Does not say what variety?

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Permalink Reply by JoKing on March 31, 2011 at 11:12am

It says "Hops" on there.... Hops are good aren't they?

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Permalink Reply by David Upex on March 31, 2011 at 11:35am

Have you got shares Jo?

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Permalink Reply by JoKing on March 31, 2011 at 12:06pm

Heh... Wish I had shares in NZ Hops at the moment!

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Permalink Reply by jt on March 31, 2011 at 1:03pm

Yea, didn't read like a good time to be a hop grower from this article ?

 

http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/features/primary-focus/4820783/S...

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Permalink Reply by RJ Danger Payne on May 17, 2013 at 7:00pm

http://www.fragrantgarden.co.nz/herbs_perennials.html is another supplier based in Feilding. I picked up two plants for $14 that I am yet to plant. Ian is pretty helpful when it comes to looking after them as well...

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Permalink Reply by Chad Keven on May 18, 2013 at 9:03pm

Mapua trading only sells smoothcone..... Ive been through this exercise, I'm sure if they could they would sell any variety, stink. Probably better to get pirated hops off you online beer mates; when I bought the smoothcone I at least had  something to compare my "mysteries" with so I know that they aren't smoothies! 

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Permalink Reply by RJ Danger Payne on May 18, 2013 at 10:09pm

I'm pretty new to the growing business. What's the issue with Smoothcone? They have two varieties at fragrant garden, one of which is Smoothcone.

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Permalink Reply by Hamish Jones on May 19, 2013 at 11:55am

what's the second variety is it Humulus lupulus Aureus AKA Golden Hop which is an ornamental hop and not much use in brewing, I got a smoothcone but have yet to use it so can't help with that but it's only really a bittering hop from what I have read and heard

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Permalink Reply by RJ Danger Payne on May 19, 2013 at 7:43pm

One's "Humulus lupulus x - Triploid variety bred for brewing" which is the smoothcone that I bought. The other is "Humulus lupulus - Fast growing vine with rasps". I'm assuming that the second is the golden hop you mentioned...

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Permalink Reply by Jozsef B Beverly on July 26, 2013 at 12:37pm

Th Fragrant Garden sell two varieties: "Smoothcone" and "German", often referred to on this forum as "Mystery German". Smoothcone needs no explanation (but it's tetraploid, not triploid - which doesn't really matter for homegrowing/brewing). Their German plants were grown from seed imported from Germany a few decades ago. Since they're from seed (rather than cuttings) they won't strictly be of any specific variety, but their lineage is probably a German landrace like Hallertau.

As for Aureus, I've never brewed with it but I think it has an okay smell. Lemony, resiny.

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Permalink Reply by RJ Danger Payne on July 26, 2013 at 5:12pm

How'd you come by this info? Always interested to get a hallertauer type but the fragrant garden website doesn't go into much depth as to where they came from or what they are. The triploid is a direct quote from the website... I wouldn't have a clue what it means anyway though.

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