Hello from Wysmykal Farm, a small hopyard in Amherst
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 9:53 am
Hello,
My name is Charles Ryan and I would just like to introduce myself to y'all. My better half, Jessy Wysmyk, and I have a small farm on the Amherst Shore that we started 4 years ago. We have a small 1 acre hopyard that is roughly 225 Golding plants (4th year) and 225 Cascade plants (4th year), about 200 second year Hallertauer Mittelfrüh and 50ish Tettnang. We are big fans of beer and do some basic homebrewing when we have time. We would like to learin more about brewing and how hops affect beer.
So far our hop harvests have gone to Garrisons 3 Fields Harvest Ale and Picaroon's Harvest Ale and we are hoping to have a bigger harvest this year that we can package and dry. I understand that some people think that hop growing might not be profitable in the maritimes (and maybe they're right!) However, it is the course we've set for ourselves so... we'll let you know in a couple years!
Cheers!
Charles
My name is Charles Ryan and I would just like to introduce myself to y'all. My better half, Jessy Wysmyk, and I have a small farm on the Amherst Shore that we started 4 years ago. We have a small 1 acre hopyard that is roughly 225 Golding plants (4th year) and 225 Cascade plants (4th year), about 200 second year Hallertauer Mittelfrüh and 50ish Tettnang. We are big fans of beer and do some basic homebrewing when we have time. We would like to learin more about brewing and how hops affect beer.
So far our hop harvests have gone to Garrisons 3 Fields Harvest Ale and Picaroon's Harvest Ale and we are hoping to have a bigger harvest this year that we can package and dry. I understand that some people think that hop growing might not be profitable in the maritimes (and maybe they're right!) However, it is the course we've set for ourselves so... we'll let you know in a couple years!
Cheers!
Charles
