SE Penna Harvest Time?

[WissahickonBrew]

Hey all,
Just wondering if anyone else is picking their hops grown in the SE PA now? My bines stopped growing in height and are LOADED with cones!

 

[Oxbow]

How old are your hops?

 

[JoelM]

I've got 3rd year Nugget and Centennial as well as 2nd year cascade ready to harvest. Bines are 20' tall and cones all over the place. What to brew?????

 

[WissahickonBrew]

3rd year growth. They jumped out of the ground this spring. Growth was very fast but within the last 2 weeks they've just stopped. They nearly reached the top of the 20' trellis.

I already dropped the Centennial bine and harvested all the cones. In the basement now on screens with fans and dehumidifier blasting. I'm going to do a SMASH with German Pilsner 2 Row as soon as I grab a sack (need about 20lbs).

Researched the board for recipe conversions from pellets to leaf hops and I intend to use the pellet weights for the recipe but add 10%. It should turn out nice!

Cold refreshing and light Pilsner is in my future! Woot!

How old are your hops?

 

[Oxbow]

Cool. I was just wondering because I've seen burrs in the last couple weeks but mine were just planted this May.

 

[TVM71]

3rd year Cascade with lots of full cones that seem ready to be picked. Figured I was going to do so this week.

 

[day_trippr]

Amazing. Not even a spike here yet, but that's actually par for the course, if the previous three years are solid indicators...

Cheers!

 

[BrianeDonovan]

In SE massachusetts first time growing.
What should my expectations be?
No cones yet...about 15 feet now.

Brian

 

[WissahickonBrew]

The first year will produce your lowest yield. Every year after that your harvest will be amazing. The bines need to establish a strong root system before they produce a good harvest. Left unattended the tendrils will overtake everything in it's path. I've returned to the garden after a few days to find a rake being strangled!

In SE massachusetts first time growing.
What should my expectations be?
No cones yet...about 15 feet now.

Brian