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Homegrown hops used to create community beer
Hops grown in your back garden or allotment could go into making a special Bristol beer.
For the second year, Dawkins Ales are looking for people across Bristol to grow their own hops for a unique brew.
In 2016, 60 people took part and helped produce an impressive seven kilograms of hops. This created a weighty 22 casks which sold out in a week.
This year, the Easton brewery have even higher aspirations and are hoping to secure 20 kilograms of hops.
The last beer, called Easton Promise, was part-local hops, part-community grown hops. This time, Dawkins hope they can reach the higher target so the beer can be 100 per cent community grown.
It’s easy to get involved with growers kits containing everything you need to produce hops costing £18 and a Facebook group which helps share advice on how best to tend to your hops.
The hop growing will eventually lead to a huge party where everyone can share in the beer they have brewed.
Sign up for this year’s project closes on March 6. There’s also a meeting at 7.30pm on Thursday, February 23 at the Miners Arms in St Werburgh’s for anyone who thinks they might like to get involved in the organisational side of things.
For more information, visit www.dawkinsales.com/ebhops.html
Read more: Bristol’s year in beer 2016
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