HenryHill

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I am thinking of something that can be broken down easily for storage, off-season. Something I can dry 25 bines worth of whole hops in. Something I can use materials, fans and heaters that I already have. Something to contain up to 10 different varieties of hops, and to keep them separate, while I dry them.

I've considered an enclosure of plywood sheets, and 1x4 boxes with screen bottoms, but I haven't pinned anything down yet.

Let's plan out a system, so that it's modular, and everyone can adapt it to their required size.

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buzzkill

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I have been thinking about this also. something that can be broken down to store for 11.5 months out of the year.

Clonefarmer

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Where you thinking about something like a DIY Portable Storage Shed with screen shelves inside and fans. Or individual drying boxes connected by ventilation system.

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conpewter

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My plan is just to set up some screens or furnace filters in the attic (hot) and have a fan run over the whole setup.

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HenryHill

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Probably home made screen shelves big enough to hold 3-5 pounds each, surrounded by a plywood uncut-sheet box, with a small ceramic space heater inside and a medium fan to exhaust.

But I am open and soliciting other ideas....

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Clonefarmer

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Scroll down a bit on here. There is a photo and dimensions for exaclty what you just described.

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GilaMinumBeer

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Are all 25 plants harvesting at the same time?

With my 13 I find that I harvest half and it's about a week or two before the other half is ready to harvest. I use a simple 2x2 screened bottom stackable "tray" (made of 1x3's) and a bag type hair dryer (bag removed). I currently use 6 trays but can easily add more when needed.

Each tray can hold 3 pounds before the screening starts to pull.

On the low setting I reach temps of 104*F and on high I get up to 112*F.

I have dried up to 6 wet pounds within 4 hours with this method. Between seasons, I store the Oast in my attic.

TheFlyingSparge

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I've got 6 bines this year. Here's a crazy idea...Loosely filling a large nylon mesh laundry bag with cones and putting it in the clothes dryer on low heat tumble for awhile? Wonder if that'd work or just get me divorced.

HenryHill

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I had seen that, but I'm thinking 25 bines x 3 pounds per bine, I may need a bit more of foot print.

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HenryHill

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It would knock off a lot the little sticky sacks that contain the active ingredients. And make a sticky mess in the dryer.

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