Recent content by Rami

Very nice sir. How did the black paint turn out? Think it will hold up?

Question. Was I supposed to be watering my hops over winter when they were dormant? Because I didn't. And it sure didn't rain at all this winter in San Diego. Thanks Oh. And I have a couple in barrels and a couple in the ground.

Oddly it cleared up tremendously in the last couple hours since i posted this. No more cottagecheezadosis. I'll lower my chamber temp a couple degrees. Thanks. Nothing else to see here people...move along, move along.

Infected or too much trub? I did get a lot more trub in the carboy than i normally do. Also when i pitched the yeast (wlp008 east coast) it was pretty foamy on top. About 2 inches of foam. Not sure if that has anything to do with it. Thanks ...it's also only been 24 hours since i pitched. Not...

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So my hops smelled great before drying. After I dried them i put them in a paper bag for a couple days before I got my vacuum sealer. When i opened the bag to seal them they mostly just smelled like flowers and lost that hops smell. Normal? Or did i do something wrong?

I pulled down my bine to harvest and was quite upset to find such an infestation of what turned out to be spider mites. Here are some close-ups and one through a magnifying glass of the little buggers. I assume I'm at a full loss here. Most of the cones are eaten through. Wish I caught this...

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And here they are laid out to dry. I probably could have waited a few more days but I think they are fine. Papery, not very moist and they smell amazing.

cascade hops

I harvested today off my first year cascades. I netted ~2 lbs. of hops before drying from 4 plants. Not sure if that's a good net or not.