{"id":17,"date":"2025-01-09T14:46:39","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T14:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johnbriner.com\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2025-03-05T17:06:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T17:06:48","slug":"hops-homesteading","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/?page_id=17","title":{"rendered":"Hops &amp; Homesteading"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"17\" class=\"elementor elementor-17\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6e1a22 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e6e1a22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9669014 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9669014\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hops, Craft Brewing, and Homesteading Insights from John Briner<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4471f91 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4471f91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cff56f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cff56f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e9055a elementor-posts--align-center elementor-grid-tablet-3 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"5e9055a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:23,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;pagination_type&quot;:&quot;prev_next&quot;,&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-640 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-hops-homesteading\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/?p=640\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Simcoe-pic-300x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-641\" alt=\"Simcoe Region Scenic View\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Simcoe-pic-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Simcoe-pic-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Simcoe-pic.webp 674w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/?p=640\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhat is Hop Water?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 2, 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/?p=640\" aria-label=\"Read more about What is Hop Water?\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-665 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-hops-homesteading\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/?p=665\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/hops-pic-1-300x225.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-830\" alt=\"Hops Plant Close-Up for Brewing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/hops-pic-1-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/hops-pic-1-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/hops-pic-1-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/hops-pic-1-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/hops-pic-1.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/?p=665\" >\n\t\t\t\tWildfires and Hop Harvest\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 18, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/?p=665\" aria-label=\"Read more about Wildfires and Hop Harvest\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-659 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-hops-homesteading\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/?p=659\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Hops_IPA_Pour-BA-1200-768x448-1-300x175.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-808\" alt=\"Pouring Hops IPA Beer in Glass\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Hops_IPA_Pour-BA-1200-768x448-1-300x175.webp 300w, https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Hops_IPA_Pour-BA-1200-768x448-1.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/?p=659\" >\n\t\t\t\tOn National IPA Day we ask ChatGPT 5 questions about IPAs\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tAugust 3, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo 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srcset=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hempleaf_large-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hempleaf_large.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/?p=671\" >\n\t\t\t\tBrewing with Infused Hops\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJuly 29, 2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/?p=671\" aria-label=\"Read more about Brewing with Infused Hops\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-634 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-hops-homesteading\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/?p=634\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"249\" src=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/6947EC73-24FE-4CAD-91CB-5FE00D21A5E6_360x.avif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-635\" alt=\"Unique Artistic Display at John Briner&#039;s Gallery\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/?p=634\" >\n\t\t\t\tGalaxy and Nelson \u2013 How Much is Too Much to be Spending on Your Hop Supply?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 9, 2017\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/?p=634\" aria-label=\"Read more about Galaxy and Nelson \u2013 How Much is Too Much to be Spending on Your Hop Supply?\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-628 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-hops-homesteading\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/?p=628\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/828F00A8-41A8-451F-8F8D-0AC26D4F49AE_540x-225x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-629\" alt=\"Abstract Artwork Featured\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/828F00A8-41A8-451F-8F8D-0AC26D4F49AE_540x-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/828F00A8-41A8-451F-8F8D-0AC26D4F49AE_540x.webp 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/?p=628\" >\n\t\t\t\tThinking Outside the Box With Your Fresh Hop Brew\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 1, 2017\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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srcset=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CHF_farm_pic_905x-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CHF_farm_pic_905x-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CHF_farm_pic_905x.webp 905w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/?p=619\" >\n\t\t\t\tHow Do You Know When Your Hops Are Ready To Harvest?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tAugust 20, 2017\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/?p=619\" aria-label=\"Read more about How Do You Know When Your Hops Are Ready To Harvest?\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-599 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-hops-homesteading\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/?p=599\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Hop_cones_540x-240x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-618\" alt=\"Close-Up of Hop Cones for Brewing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Hop_cones_540x-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Hop_cones_540x.webp 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/?p=599\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhen Hops Are More Than Just Hops\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJuly 10, 2017\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/?p=599\" aria-label=\"Read more about When Hops Are More Than Just Hops\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-584 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-hops-homesteading\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/?p=584\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tobacco-seeds-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-585\" alt=\"Tobacco Seeds Ready for Planting\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tobacco-seeds-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tobacco-seeds-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tobacco-seeds-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tobacco-seeds.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/johnbriner.com\/?p=584\" >\n\t\t\t\tHow To Tell 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