Makeshift Hop Drying

[TimmyR]

On the floor of my brew room (finished room in basemnet), on a towel with the exhaust from my dehumidifier blowing on them....thinking it'll work.

 

[GVH_Dan]

If you have a screen or piece of cheese cloth stretched to set them off the ground, you'll be in better shape.

 

[Chello]

Do you have screens on your windows? If so, just take one off for a couple days while the hops dry. Thats why i'll be doing in a week or so.

 

[TimmyR]

Do you have screens on your windows? If so, just take one off for a couple days while the hops dry. Thats why i'll be doing in a week or so.

Brilliant.

 

[TimmyR]

Starting wt just over 1lb now 4 oz. Think they're dry? It's been 48-hours.

 

[day_trippr]

Starting wt just over 1lb now 4 oz. Think they're dry? It's been 48-hours.

If the goal is to get to 20-25% of the "wet weight", I'd say you're there!

Cheers!

 

[tchuklobrau]

sounds about right. I believe its 4:1 ratio from what i have been reading. not sure myself as this will be my first time harvesting and drying any.

 

[Banjoman76]

Aldi's has a food dehydrator for 19.99. I picked one up and dried what turned out to be 3/4 of an ounce of Hallertauer's after 5-6 hours and me rotating the trays. FYI