Homebrew: Bigfork hops farm supplies local brewers
Big Sky Hops Farm currently grows six varieties of hops in its fields on Ramsfield Road, North of Bigfork. (photo provided)
The 18-foot long hops plants are fed through the processor to separate the flowers from the rest of the plant. (photo provided)
The cone-shaped flower of the hops plant is what is used to flavor beer. (photo provided)
The Jones family, Zac, Mitch, Anne and Maddy, are helping provide local brewers with fresh, locally grown hops from their farm in Bigfork. (photo provided)
After being separated from the rest of the plant, the hops flowers are dried before being processed into pellets. (photo provided)
Local brewers have a new option in their search for a better beer with the recent expansion of the Big Sky Hops Farm in Bigfork.
Owned and operated by the Jones family, the hop yard on Ramsfield Road has been supplying brewers with six varieties of hops oil since 2017, but only recently received a grant to get the equipment needed to produce hop pellets preferred by most brewers...
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