Hops
So Hops Direct’s 2015 whole leaf crop went on sale today and they were already sold out of Amarillo before the crop even went on sale. That kind of pisses me off. I understand hop contrast, but WTF! I mean Citra wasn’t even sold out. Yes, Amarillo is a proprietary hop and it was a rough year for the hop growing region, but I read several reports that said the crop of Amarillo was doing fine this year.
Looks like I’m holding on to the bit that I have left from the 2014 crop. I’m planning on brewing an India Brown for my club’s competition in early 2016. It calls for a bunch of Amarillo and I barely have enough for it.Â
Also looks like I’m going to be running to my local early in the morning for some Cascade. I was going to use Amarillo in the American Stout I’m brewing, but that plan changed when I found out I can’t restock with 2015 crop.
















