Hey there,
I am a first year hop grower, actually second, but my first year didn't get much of a harvest. Anyways I have a great harvest coming on my Cascades. Big, heavy cones!! The problem is that they have virtually no aroma. They are getting nice and "papery" and have lots of golden lupulin. The aroma is very slight though. I picked 10 oz wet today. They were papery, crushable, and just starting to turn brown on the tips. They seemed more "grassy" than hoppy. Certainly not the pure hoppiness that I was hoping for!! Is this just a case of "Relax......" or wil the drying process enhance the aroma? Thanks.
I am a first year hop grower, actually second, but my first year didn't get much of a harvest. Anyways I have a great harvest coming on my Cascades. Big, heavy cones!! The problem is that they have virtually no aroma. They are getting nice and "papery" and have lots of golden lupulin. The aroma is very slight though. I picked 10 oz wet today. They were papery, crushable, and just starting to turn brown on the tips. They seemed more "grassy" than hoppy. Certainly not the pure hoppiness that I was hoping for!! Is this just a case of "Relax......" or wil the drying process enhance the aroma? Thanks.