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@Leezer Good to hear! The diagonal design is pretty vulnerable to wind so I anchored the longest bines with some extra twine and clips before the storm. I’m wondering if it had been a little drier and closer to harvest I might have cones all over the ground. Power came back on but is going in and out as they make repairs in the area. I consider us pretty lucky since we are surrounded by a very tall wood line. No shortage of free firewood this season that’s for sure!
I harvested my cascade hops! I did the top half 4 days ago on Friday and then the bottom half on Monday waiting for them to dry a little more on the vine. I dried the top half in the garage, side door open w/ one low powered fan and one high powered away from hops circulating air. It dried slower due to humidity. By day 3 they were dry but still bendy. I took them along with fresh picked bottom half inside in a closed spare bedroom to finish drying with two fans on low. By this morning the bottom half felt as dry in half the time. Another day or so... Anyways, I took 5 oz dry from the upper trays and jumped straight into my first all grain with my homegrown hops! I’ll weigh the remainder as I vacuum package to see my total weight of the cascades. I planned on just doing a smash but I had some fun getting familiar with my new brew day. I did 10lbs 2 row, 8oz steel cut quick oats, 1.25oz cascade and a handful of wet chinook/nuggets @ 60 min, .5oz continuous cascade @ 30-20 min, 1.5oz cascade @ 10 min, Whirlpool 170F 2oz cascade. SafAle US-05. 5 gallons in the fermentor last night. Bubbling away this morning!
I'm afraid that our yard might not be the happiest place for hops
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