Beth LaShell Fort Lewis College The Old Fort at Hesperus Amber Beye Program Assistant Dr. Kevin Lombard and Jason Thomas New Mexico State University
6318 acres 18683 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
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
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
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)
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
Plantlets allows for faster establishment Obtained disease free plant material 9 varieties of plantlets from Summit Plant Labs Fort Collins, CO www.plantlabs.com 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
Bitter Varieties: Chinook, Nugget, Columbus-Tomahawk- Zeus(CTZ), Galena (WI) Aroma Varieties: Cascade, Centennial, Crystal, Mt. Hood (WI), Teamaker, Vanguard, Williamette
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 2016- Replanted rhizomes: 98% or 225 plants on ¼ acre
Spad Meter measures chlorophyll Thought it might be related to Nitrogen So far, no correlation Petiole Results Measures Nitrogen and other Minerals
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
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 15000 Variety Average 1303.3
We did 25 gallons/row Three times in two weeks
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
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 2104 21 35.9 470 22 30 2015 31.1 3370 28 28 2016 35.7 3400 2015 23 27 Centennial 2104 23 35.2 1610 18 31 2015 30.1 3730 22 25 2016 34.4 5600 3438 18 27
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:
June 22, 2016: June 30, 2016: Hops beginning to burr July 13, 2016: July 20, 2016:
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
Methodology
Thanks to NMSU 14 tall Trellising Harvesting
Variety Year Total % Inc Per plant Dry Wt % Inc Dry Wt (Brewers) Cascade 2014 2920 139 981 753 2015 4916 168% 234 1851 189% 1222 2016 11358 231% 541 3862 209% 3262 Centennial 2014 640 28 185 0 2015 913 143% 40 328 177% 178 2016 4354 477% 189 737 225% 292 Chinook 2014 2960 141 1005 775 2015 5096 172% 243 1500 149% 1200 2016 9784 192% 466 1714 114% 1114 Crystal 2014 3280 173 962 737 2015 4988 152% 263 1385 144% 898 2016 13835 277% 602 4153 300% 3553 CTZ 2014 5930 349 1923 1470 2015 7558 127% 344 2596 135% 1956 2016 13190 175% 574 4831 186% 4231
Variety Year Total % Inc Per plant Dry Wt % Inc Dry Wt (Brewers) Nugget 2014 4390 244 1400 1047 2015 6775 154% 282 2048 146% 1398 2016 13889 205% 579 4521 221% 3921 Teamaker 2014 1470 74 471 246 2015 1931 131% 97 1090 231% 940 2016 6006 311% 301 1866 171% 1716 Vanguard 2014 470 20 181 0 2015 2330 496% 97 589 325% 289 2016 5742 246% 239 877 149% 427 Galena 2014 690 86 190 0 2015 1290 187% 161 340 179% 190 2016 2304 179% 329 933 274% 333 Mt. Hood 2014 0 0 0 0 2015 110 28 31 0 2016 1642 1493% 274 250 812% 100 Williamette 2014 432 20 215 0 2015 1528 354% 69 648 301% 328 2016 7040 461% 306 2284 352% 1684
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Industry Standards Alpha Acids 12-14% Beta Acids 3-4% Total oil 1.7-2.7% Cohumulone 29-35% Myrcene 35-40% Farnesene <1% Humulene 18-23% Caryophyllene 9-11% Old Fort s Data 2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016 Alpha Acids 12.2% 11.2% 12.775 Beta Acids 4.3 % 3.7 % 4.750 Total oil 1.5% 1.16% 1.5 Cohumulone n/a n/a n/a Myrcene 36.65% 30.7% 27.92 Farnesene 0.61% 0.33% 0.57 Humulene 19.88% 21.88% 24.057 Caryophyllene 9.55% 9.54% 11.26
Industry Standards Alpha Acids 4.5-7% Beta Acids 4.5-7% Total oil.7-1.4% Cohumulone 33-40% Myrcene 45-60 Farnesene 3.7% Humulene 8-13% Caryophyllene 3.6% Old Fort s Data 2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016 Alpha Acids 8.6% 10.9% 10.50 Beta Acids 6.4% 6.1% 8.025 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% 7.395 Humulene 15.46% 19.28% 18.87 Caryophyllene 5.75% 7.36% 6.45
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- 2017 Using Teamaker hops
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.
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
Beth LaShell and Amber Beye Fort Lewis College Coordinator, Old Fort at Hesperus 18683 Hwy 140 Hesperus, CO 81326 970-385-4574 Lashell_b@fortlewis.edu amerbeye85@gmail.com www.tinyurl.com/oldforthops