hop crown transplant, naja’s, beer delivery
on friday AP and I spearheaded a thirsty mission to naja’s in redondo.
- we had a double digit turnout, made some new friends, and enjoyed draft brews like port’s mongo IPA, SN’s ’08 bigfoot, and dupont avec les bons voeux.
during the weekend I managed to transplant some of my hop crowns from their pots to the side yard.
- I chose my cascade and zeus plants to transplant since I use derivations of those varieties (columbus and amarillo) most often in my hoppier beers. they were also the best performers given my growing conditions.
- the cascade crown was huge after only a year’s growth, and had a root ball the size of a basketball, which should help with any transplant shock.
- the zeus crown was two years old and was even bigger. I found a good separation point in the crown and split it into two pieces, each of which I planted individually.
- I got all three in the ground right before a heavy downpour hit for days, so hopefully the crowns are set and ready to take off.
I also got a surprise in the mail from EW and JW out of florida, who enjoyed many a brew with AP, myself, and the rest of the crew in new orleans.
- the package was basically a cigar city gift basket, including a snifter, their IPA, and a bunch of their funky, sour saisons. I can’t wait to pop some of these bottles and add their dregs to my own saison. thanks again you two!
Tags: cascade, cigar city, hop transplant, naja's, zeus
