2013 hops harvest
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I picked 15 ounces of Chinook a few weeks ago and made a Wet Hop Pale ale that afternoon.
Since then, my wife had someone come in and treat the yard for mosquitoes. Apparently he fogged all the vegetation in the yard pretty heavily so I think my harvesting is done. Mosquito Killer IPA anyone?
At least we have fewer mosquitoes.
Since then, my wife had someone come in and treat the yard for mosquitoes. Apparently he fogged all the vegetation in the yard pretty heavily so I think my harvesting is done. Mosquito Killer IPA anyone?
At least we have fewer mosquitoes.
14 oz Brewers Gold (left) and 15 oz Cascade (right) first harvest from these plants. I have 6 other varieties to harvest later this week but they are much less in quantities.
FuzzeWuzze
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Get some fans in there moving air!
I do, it had to be moved to take the photo.
TangoHotel
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At 240.35
8 oz Sunbeam and .2 oz Willamette
Up to 248.55 oz. So far.
8 oz Sunbeam and .2 oz Willamette
Up to 248.55 oz. So far.
FuzzeWuzze
I Love DIY
All single first year plants
2# 4oz Wet off Cascade
14 oz Wet off Newport
12 oz Wet off Columbus
So from my rough math of 25-30% of the original weight i should be at just over a pound of dry hops. Not bad for a first year haul!
Glad the lowest AA% hop(Cascade) is the one that took off, having lower amounts of Columbus & Newport isnt a big deal when they are 10-15% AA.
Took us about 2 hours to pick, most of the time spent on the Cascade. There were some smaller flowers on the cascade we could have possibly let go longer, but its starting to rain here more and more and busy weekends a head so decided to just harvest them all. The Newports dont look at all like the other two, they are very spikey and "plump" rather than the cascade and columbus which were more tight cones, the newports were fairly open from the day they flowered.
And yes there's a giant swath of my grass cut out into a big mud pit, a yet to be finished stone pathway project. Digging out that much dirt has proven to take much longer than anticipated!
Newports on the ground
Cascades on the ground
Total Haul
2# 4oz Wet off Cascade
14 oz Wet off Newport
12 oz Wet off Columbus
So from my rough math of 25-30% of the original weight i should be at just over a pound of dry hops. Not bad for a first year haul!
Glad the lowest AA% hop(Cascade) is the one that took off, having lower amounts of Columbus & Newport isnt a big deal when they are 10-15% AA.
Took us about 2 hours to pick, most of the time spent on the Cascade. There were some smaller flowers on the cascade we could have possibly let go longer, but its starting to rain here more and more and busy weekends a head so decided to just harvest them all. The Newports dont look at all like the other two, they are very spikey and "plump" rather than the cascade and columbus which were more tight cones, the newports were fairly open from the day they flowered.
And yes there's a giant swath of my grass cut out into a big mud pit, a yet to be finished stone pathway project. Digging out that much dirt has proven to take much longer than anticipated!
Newports on the ground
Cascades on the ground
Total Haul
Roughly 1# wet of Chinook, Columbus, Magnum, Mt Hood, and Nugget after the Brewers Gold and Cascade were put away. My Centennial didn't have a single cone :/
the Mt Hood will just go in a pint of IPA....
TangoHotel
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Running totals?
TangoHotel
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So total of 400.25 oz.
Man, I suck at this. Didn't realize it was that kinda thread.... Will update as I go.
Cascade 2.8 oz
Centennial .4 oz
Chinook .8 oz
These are dry weights. Ill probably get another oz between my nuggets and what's left on the other plants. Gonna use most of them for a Christmas India brown ale.
Centennial .4 oz
Chinook .8 oz
These are dry weights. Ill probably get another oz between my nuggets and what's left on the other plants. Gonna use most of them for a Christmas India brown ale.
TangoHotel
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Btw 404.25 oz.
two_one_seven
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52 oz of Cascade. Great year for them here in Illinois. Willamette not so much.
And right on cue - as if it was needed - ^Exhibit A...
Cheers!
Cheers!
456.25
Cool thread no matter how it plays out
Cool thread no matter how it plays out
Indianhead_Brewer
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Just finished drying and vacuum packed 3.5 oz of Cascades.
456.25 + 3.5 = 459.75
456.25 + 3.5 = 459.75
Harvested the Cascades Monday, stuck them in the oast for the week and vac-bagged them today.
2 pounds 2.5 ounces dry weight, so we're up to 508.12 ounces.
Cheers!
2 pounds 2.5 ounces dry weight, so we're up to 508.12 ounces.
Cheers!
JoesInBoston
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19.5 wet oz of Chinoook dried down to 4.25 oz. 2oz in each vacuum sealed bag. The extra 0.25 went in a vacuum sealed mason jar that is not pictured.
640.42 + 4.25 = 644.67
640.42 + 4.25 = 644.67
My second year bines yielded an ounce of brewer's gold dried cones. 669.67
smashed4
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2013 harvest was the best so far and I am not even done yet:
2nd year Goldings: 2 oz
3rd year Cascades: 52 oz (!)
2nd year Centennial: 3.5 oz
2nd year Mt Hood: 20 oz
And I still have more Centennial, Zeus and Chinook to harvest..
747.17
2nd year Goldings: 2 oz
3rd year Cascades: 52 oz (!)
2nd year Centennial: 3.5 oz
2nd year Mt Hood: 20 oz
And I still have more Centennial, Zeus and Chinook to harvest..
747.17
mrphillips
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I'm soooooooooo jealous! Excellent pictures, great harvest.
smashed4
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I did it in 3 harvest, as some cones were getting more sunlight and were very ripe before the others..
Also I don't have the drying capacity (window screen real estate) and the free time to harvest all at once, so I am doing it over a couple of week-ends and some week nights..
Also I don't have the drying capacity (window screen real estate) and the free time to harvest all at once, so I am doing it over a couple of week-ends and some week nights..
