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1 Beth LaShell Fort Lewis College The Old Fort at Hesperus Amber Beye Program Assistant Dr. Kevin Lombard and Jason Thomas New Mexico State University

2 6318 acres Hwy 140; Hesperus 5 miles south of Hesperus 16 miles southeast of Durango 7600 elevation 90 days growing season 2008: Established small hops row with 4 varieties from Orchards Mesa. Very little death loss Land, water and infrastucture owned by CO State Land Board (SLB) SLB manages property for the benefit of Fort Lewis College Fort Lewis College has the long term lease

3 Colorado Specialty Crop Block Grants Sponsored by Colorado Department of Agriculture USDA Grant funding since March, 2013 until November, 2017 State Land Board Providing access to land Fort Lewis College Built trellis and irrigation system Amber Beye- Program Assistant

4 254 acres leased from NAPI Seven miles southwest of Farmington History of Hops research Planted 16 varieties in 2008 Dr. Kevin Lombard and Jason Thomas Partnering with Fort Lewis College Duplicate establishment of 9 varieties 5640 elevation; 162 frost-free days Will collect same data and study altitude differences

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6 Established using 2 3/8 inch drill stem Very rocky soil Pounded sleeves with hydraulic pounder Slid in drill stem Welded connection 16 tall 4 poles per row (150 rows)

7 Earth anchors to support cable 48 inch Galvanized airline cable Less likely to kink versus high tensile wire 5/32 (7 x 19) East to West support wire Connected to earth anchors 1/8 (7x7) North to South above rows Two lengths above each row Will allow for V-trellising

8 Plantlets allows for faster establishment Obtained disease free plant material 9 varieties of plantlets from Summit Plant Labs Fort Collins, CO 2 varieties of rhizomes from WI breeder Established 4 replicates (rows) Rows are 15 feet apart Each variety was randomized with the row 6 plantlets planted in each rep 2 feet apart 1 guard plants on each end of the replicate

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10 Bitter Varieties: Chinook, Nugget, Columbus-Tomahawk- Zeus(CTZ), Galena (WI) Aroma Varieties: Cascade, Centennial, Crystal, Mt. Hood (WI), Teamaker, Vanguard, Williamette

11 Bitter Varieties: Chinook : 21/24 Nugget : 24/24 Columbus-Tomahawk-Zeus(CTZ): 23/24 Galena (WI): 7/11 Aroma Varieties: Cascade: 21/24 Centennial: 23/24 Crystal: 22/24 Mt. Hood (WI): 16/24 Teamaker: 21/24 Vanguard: 24/24 Williamette: 23/24 Overall Survival: Fall 2013: 95% Fall 2015: 90%: Spring Replanted rhizomes: 98% or 225 plants on ¼ acre

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13 Spad Meter measures chlorophyll Thought it might be related to Nitrogen So far, no correlation Petiole Results Measures Nitrogen and other Minerals

14 Compost Hard to do organically To add enough compost- Issues with salts Petiole Results P K CA MG S ZN FE MN CU B NA Nitrate Phosphate % % % % % mg/kg mg/kg mg/kg mg/kg mg/kg % mg/kg mg/kg

15 Variety Nitrate mg/kg Cascade 470 Centennial 1610 Chinook 580 Crystal 3270 CTZ 800 Nugget 2100 Teamaker 270 Vanguard 1790 WI Hops-Galena WI- Mt Hood NA NA Williamette 840 Industry Standard-Sufficient Levels Variety Average

16 We did 25 gallons/row Three times in two weeks

17 Inline irrigation system Used UN32 as Nitrogen source 2016: Applied 150 lb/acre Also applied 3.75#/acre of zinc and 1.25#/acre of boron And, did a foliar spray In 2017, we re going to apply 250# N/acre using this system

18 Alternative to SPAD meter Measures nitrates in plant leaves Less expensive; immediate result; some relationship SPAD (N), Horiba reading (N) and Petiole (N, Zn, B) Results Number of Plants Ave SPAD** Horiba Reading ppm Petiole Nitrate Petiole ZN Petiol e B mg/k g Variety mg/kg mg/kg Cascade Centennial

19 May 19, 2016: Hops are ready to train. All done by May 30 th. April 12, 2016: Hops are up and going. June 8, 2016: June 15, 2016:

20 June 22, 2016: June 30, 2016: Hops beginning to burr July 13, 2016: July 20, 2016:

21 Preparations began in July Looking at lupulins under microscope August 16 th : Galena, Mt Hood and Centennial August 22 nd : Vanguard, Chinook and Williamette August 24 th : CTZ, Crystal and Cascade August 28 th : Teamaker and Nugget

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23 Methodology

24 Thanks to NMSU 14 tall Trellising Harvesting

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26 Variety Year Total % Inc Per plant Dry Wt % Inc Dry Wt (Brewers) Cascade % % % % 3262 Centennial % % % % 292 Chinook % % % % 1114 Crystal % % % % 3553 CTZ % % % % 4231

27 Variety Year Total % Inc Per plant Dry Wt % Inc Dry Wt (Brewers) Nugget % % % % 3921 Teamaker % % % % 1716 Vanguard % % % % 427 Galena % % % % 333 Mt. Hood % % 100 Williamette % % % % 1684

28 Alpha Analytics

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31 Industry Standards Alpha Acids 12-14% Beta Acids 3-4% Total oil % Cohumulone 29-35% Myrcene 35-40% Farnesene <1% Humulene 18-23% Caryophyllene 9-11% Old Fort s Data Alpha Acids 12.2% 11.2% Beta Acids 4.3 % 3.7 % Total oil 1.5% 1.16% 1.5 Cohumulone n/a n/a n/a Myrcene 36.65% 30.7% Farnesene 0.61% 0.33% 0.57 Humulene 19.88% 21.88% Caryophyllene 9.55% 9.54% 11.26

32 Industry Standards Alpha Acids 4.5-7% Beta Acids 4.5-7% Total oil.7-1.4% Cohumulone 33-40% Myrcene Farnesene 3.7% Humulene 8-13% Caryophyllene 3.6% Old Fort s Data Alpha Acids 8.6% 10.9% Beta Acids 6.4% 6.1% Total oil 1.33%.55% 1.8 Cohumulone n/a n/a n/a Myrcene 55.09% 51.99% 48.8 Farnesene 7.35% 4.62% Humulene 15.46% 19.28% Caryophyllene 5.75% 7.36% 6.45

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34 Carvers Brewing Co Tasting Party held in December, 15 Made same recipe with four different hops Number of individuals came out specifically to try beer made with local hops. Tasting Party held in September, 16 Fresh hop ale made with Vanguard and Chinook Paired with Old Fort beef and produce special Riff Raff Made Hespie Hopalicious in 2015 Hespie Pale Ale in 2016 Mancos Brewery Tapped a Red Ale in December, 15 and May, 16 Rio Bravo Brewing Company Using Teamaker hops

35 Gave Teamaker variety to Anna- Marija to use in a tincture. Shared tincture with a number of people with anxiety issues. Gave small samples to people to use in hop sleep pillows. One person said that it made a huge difference in daughter s sleep.

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37 Virus Testing Peer Reviewed Paper Published results Virus Free Hops Rhizomes $7 each if order less than 100 Hands-On Field Days Plan to have one in 2017 on harvesting Summer Hops Tour July, 2017 Winter Workshops March 2014, 15, 16 and now 17

38 Beth LaShell and Amber Beye Fort Lewis College Coordinator, Old Fort at Hesperus Hwy 140 Hesperus, CO

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