HopfenHöhle Manual

is climate-neutral, without any electricity consumption. The dark storage of the beer bottles also protects the fresh taste of your beer. All you need for your hop cave is a small piece of garden and a hole in the ground with a diameter of about 20 cm and a depth of about 95 cm. You can dig this hole with a hole drill. You can get it manually or motorized in well-assorted tool shops or rentals. You can also dig the hole with a spade or shovel. Choose a shady place for the location of your hop cave. Make sure that there are no pipes or cables in the ground at the place of your choice. When you have completed your burrow, all you have to do is insert the sturdy, thick-walled and weatherproof casing pipe. This is delivered in one piece and does not have to be plugged or screwed together first. The pipe with a waterproof bottom, which protects against the penetration of ground water and vermin, has a buoyancy safety device which prevents the hop cave from being pressed upwards by rising ground water. When you have inserted the pipe, slowly fill the cavity around it with earth. You should always add a little water to fill it up with mud. In this way a vacuum can be created which, in addition to securing buoyancy, ensures a firm hold in the ground.