Beverage Agriculture
At Towerhouse Farm Brewery our goal is to create a 100% farm-to-glass beer using ingredients grown on our land. In the Spring of 2020 we planted several different varieties of hops in our 80-plant trial plot and discovered which were most suitable for brewing and growing in the southeast. We replanted this Spring with the knowledge we gained to produce several pounds of hops to use in a seasonal farm-to-glass beer. In the winter of 2020 we planted 20 acres of several malt quality Barley varieties. In June of 2021 we had a successful harvest and subsequent farm-to-glass beverage.
BARLEY
Witness the progress of our 100% Towerhouse Farm Brewery grown grain.
The barley begins to shoot up in the spring, nearly engulfing one of our dogs Kona
Our smaller test plot of barley nearing ideal moisture levels for harvest
Mature heads of barley nearly ready for harvest
Our inaugural Barley harvest in June 2021.
Our Barley that will be used to create farm-to-glass beer.
HOPS
From inception of the hop garden to harvest.
Our Head of Brewing, Holden Lytle, hammering in a piece of the Hop Farm’s trellis.
Hops grow up to 25ft tall, and such you need poles and a trellis to support the vertical growth.
Hops beginning to spring up during their initial phase of growth
Hops nearly ready for harvest
Our Spring 2021 hop harvest, ready to be dried and turned into farm fresh beer.