Pennsylvania Effect of wildfire smoke on hops

[Joggin]

Hi,
I'm on East coast, but read that the ash and smoke from the wildfires may be effecting taste of hops. Any of you guys that grow hops recently brew with them and notice it?

Cheers

 

[CharlaineC]

It depends on how bad the ash and smoke are, how long they are exposed, and how often. Also, how much of it gets into the soil really matters. Where I live in southeastern Washington The hops I had at my home in Malden survived the wildfire with little taste change to them a year later though further north my friend's hops who are exposed heavily every year to smoke and ash from wildfires are deffently different tasting while being the same type.