Hop to it

The hops have really taken off this year.  We gave a plant a nice sunny spot last year, but it only grew about 40 cm long and didn't climb the wall.  This year, however, the plant is already about 2.5 meters high!  It seems to grow about an inch or two every day.  Bitter hops are good for balancing the sweetness of malt in beer.  I'm going to try them in tea, as it's suppose to have a calming effect.  I've also heard of hops being used as an anti-bacterial agent in deoderant.  But my big beer hopes for hops will have to wait until I can find the space to grow some barley, and a little wheat and rye.