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Hopping Mad
Posted by Barry on 2011-02-13 13:15:49
With all the posts (specially by Nick) on hops and hopping, it has struck me that this is a subject that I know little or nothing about. Hops were just things that made a fancy decoration in some bars (The Crown at Kelston, between Bath and Bristol being a good example), nice pictures on brewery ad materials or a foot note in the history of London East Enders summer holidays. As my first home brew got under way this afternoon (ok, so it is from a tin of Coopers malt extract but everybody's got to start somewhere), I think that I need to know more. So, can anyone meet the challenge and recommend, first up, a nice handy and simple guide, say a suitable site on the web that may be comprehensible to a lay person?
 
Followups:
   Hopping Mad by DonS on  2011-02-13 14:06:44
   Hopping Mad by mike004 on  2011-02-14 01:42:13
   Hopping Mad by Nick B. on  2011-02-14 02:50:01
     Hopping Mad by Barry on  2011-02-14 03:06:11
     Hopping Mad by Mark Andersen on  2011-02-14 04:13:18
       Hopping Mad by Nick B. on  2011-02-14 04:33:29
         Hopping Mad by Uncle Jimbo on  2011-02-14 06:12:13
         Hopping Mad by Barry on  2011-02-14 06:01:58
           Hopping Mad by Mark Andersen on  2011-02-14 07:12:28
           Hopping Mad by Mark Andersen on  2011-02-14 07:14:18
           Hopping Mad by DonS on  2011-02-14 07:40:41
             Hopping Mad by Barry on  2011-02-14 08:42:17
               Hopping Mad by Nick B. on  2011-02-14 09:04:39
               Hopping Mad by DonS on  2011-02-14 11:12:18
                 Hopping Mad by Nick B. on  2011-02-14 23:32:29
                   Hopping Mad by Nick B. on  2011-02-14 23:43:39
                   Hopping Mad by Barry on  2011-02-15 02:17:20
                     Hopping Mad by Nick B. on  2011-02-15 02:52:00
                       Hopping Mad by Barry on  2011-02-15 04:15:07
                         Hopping Mad by Nick B. on  2011-02-15 06:04:53
                         Hopping Mad by Mark Andersen on  2011-02-15 06:41:16
                           Hopping Mad by Barry on  2011-02-15 08:16:13
                       Wide-mouth Demijohn in the US by Nick B. on  2011-02-16 00:54:27
                         Wide-mouth Demijohn in the US by Barry on  2011-02-16 02:46:06
                           Wide-mouth Demijohn in the US by Mark Andersen on  2011-02-16 04:57:51
                             Wide-mouth Demijohn in the US by Mark Andersen on  2011-02-16 04:59:49
                         Wide-mouth Demijohn in the US by Mark Andersen on  2011-02-16 05:00:32
                           Wide-mouth Demijohn in the US by Nick B. on  2011-02-16 04:55:50
                           Wide-mouth Demijohn in the US by Nick B. on  2011-02-16 05:02:01
                             Wide-mouth Demijohn in the US by Barry on  2011-02-16 09:53:00
                             Wide-mouth Demijohn in the US by Mark Andersen on  2011-02-16 11:03:57
                               Wide-mouth Demijohn in the US by Nick B. on  2011-02-17 00:07:10
                               Wide-mouth Demijohn in the US by Nick B. on  2011-02-17 00:09:51
                                 Wide-mouth Demijohn in the US by Barry on  2011-02-17 02:43:41
                                   Wide-mouth Demijohn in the US by TreinJan on  2011-02-17 03:25:18
                                     Wide-mouth Demijohn in the US by Barry on  2011-02-17 05:08:50
                                       Wide-mouth Demijohn in the US by TreinJan on  2011-02-17 05:52:09
                                   Wide-mouth Demijohn in the US by Nick B. on  2011-02-17 06:49:48
                                     Wide-mouth Demijohn in the US by Barry on  2011-02-17 08:26:50
                                       Wide-mouth Demijohn in the US by DonS on  2011-02-17 10:56:09
                                         Wide-mouth Demijohn in the US by Barry on  2011-02-17 11:28:43
                                           Wide-mouth Demijohn in the US by TreinJan on  2011-02-17 11:59:02
                                             Wide-mouth Demijohn in the US by DonS on  2011-02-17 13:46:06
                                           Wide-mouth Demijohn in the US by DonS on  2011-02-17 13:47:28
                                               Wide-mouth Demijohn in the US by Nick B. on  2011-02-17 22:49:32
                                             Wide-mouth Demijohn in the US by TreinJan on  2011-02-18 01:33:16
                                             The Umlaut in German by TreinJan on  2011-02-18 01:47:00
                                               The Umlaut in German by Barry on  2011-02-18 02:06:59
                                                 The Umlaut in German by TreinJan on  2011-02-18 03:12:43
                                         Umlauts by Uncle Jimbo on  2011-02-18 08:00:48
                                           ß? by Nick B. on  2011-02-18 09:15:57
                                           Umlauts by DonS on  2011-02-18 09:26:07
                                                 The Umlaut in German by DonS on  2011-02-18 09:29:31
                                             ß? by TreinJan on  2011-02-18 09:52:49
                                               ß? by TreinJan on  2011-02-18 10:16:43
                                             ß? by Uncle Jimbo on  2011-02-18 10:30:46
                                               ß? by DonS on  2011-02-18 11:41:11
                                               ß? by Uncle Jimbo on  2011-02-18 15:21:57
                                             ß? by Fred Waltman on  2011-02-18 20:04:39
                                                 ß? by Nick B. on  2011-02-19 02:17:40
                                               ß? by Nick B. on  2011-02-19 02:23:58
                                                 The Umlaut in German by Nick B. on  2011-02-19 02:25:54
                                                   ß? ẞ! by Nick B. on  2011-02-19 02:46:44
                                                     ß? ẞ! by Uncle Jimbo on  2011-02-19 06:04:49
                                             Umlauts by Barry on  2011-02-19 09:13:55
                                                   The Umlaut in German by Barry on  2011-02-19 13:36:32
                                                   The Umlaut in German by Uncle Jimbo on  2011-02-19 14:51:12
                                                     The Umlaut in Welsh by Nick B. on  2011-02-20 04:04:49
                                               Umlauts by Uncle Jimbo on  2011-02-20 08:58:24
                                                 Umlaut shortcuts by TreinJan on  2011-02-20 09:16:16
                                                       The Umlaut in Welsh by A Harvey on  2011-02-20 13:33:27
                                                   Umlaut shortcuts by Barry on  2011-02-21 02:44:03
                                                       The Umlaut in Welsh by Barry on  2011-02-21 02:47:07
                                                     Umlaut shortcuts by TreinJan on  2011-02-21 03:40:41
                                                       Umlaut shortcuts by Barry on  2011-02-21 07:10:56
                                                     Umlaut shortcuts by DonS on  2011-02-21 08:29:28
                                                       Umlaut shortcuts by Barry on  2011-02-21 09:16:01
                                                         Fred could make all our lives easier by Uncle Jimbo on  2011-02-21 13:26:59
                                                           Ä ä Ö ö Ü ü ß É é by Nick B. on  2011-02-21 23:12:44
                                                             Ä ä Ö ö Ü ü ß É é Æ Ø Å æ ø å by Uncle Jimbo on  2011-02-21 23:30:49
                                                               Ä ä Ö ö Ü ü ß É é Æ Ø Å æ ø å € § è ê by Nick B. on  2011-02-22 02:52:12
                                                                 Ä ä Ö ö Ü ü ß É é Æ Ø Å æ ø å € § è ê by Barry on  2011-02-22 02:59:26
                                                                   Ä ä Ö ö Ü ü ß É é Æ Ø Å æ ø å € § è ê by Barry on  2011-02-22 03:01:09
                                                                     Ä ä Ö ö Ü ü ß É é Æ Ø Å æ ø å € § è ê by Nick B. on  2011-02-22 06:01:07
                                                                       Ä ä Ö ö Ü ü ß É é Æ Ø Å æ ø å € § è ê by Barry on  2011-02-22 06:21:36
                                                                         Ä ä Ö ö Ü ü ß É é Æ Ø Å æ ø å € § è ê by Nick B. on  2011-02-22 06:36:33
                                                                         Ä ä Ö ö Ü ü ß É é Æ Ø Å æ ø å € § è ê by DonS on  2011-02-22 07:33:28
                                                                           Great Expectations (was Ä ä Ö ö Ü ü ß É é Æ Ø Å æ ø å € § è ê ) by Barry on  2011-02-22 08:52:40
                                                                             Great Expectations by Uncle Jimbo on  2011-02-22 11:06:55
                                                                               Great Expectations by Barry on  2011-02-22 12:09:16
   Hopping Mad by Elisha on  2011-02-24 12:39:06
     Hopping Mad by Barry on  2011-02-24 13:59:55