In reply to the sheep:
> Having found wild hops growing in a local hedge back I’m very keen to use them in a home brew beer. However I have in the past played with kits and dried hops which have never really seemed to do much (hops that is)
> Rubbing one of the wild flowers through my fingers at the weekend released masses of aroma and was very heady. What would folks recommend as a way of introducing them into beer that will start from a kit? Hi
I used to make beer from malt extract and put, I think, about half the dried hops in with the extract and water when I boiled it. The rest went in for a few minutes toward the end.
If you can find a copy of The Penguin Book of Home Brewing and Winemaking, it will help, though I guess there will be some guides online.
Dave