2013 Hop garden photo thread

[Pappers_]

More photos and a short write-up at http://www.singingboysbrewing.com/The-Blog.html?entry=hop-harvesting-2013

 

[two_hearted]

Harvest ale day! This is about a 1/4 from my first year Zeus, chinook and centennial plants.

 

[DoubleAught]

Harvest ale day! This is about a 1/4 from my first year Zeus, chinook and centennial plants.

Looks awesome! I need to plan to do that next year!

 

[sweetcell]

They need to dry a bit more than that. You want them to be about 1/5th their wet weight. You are only at 1/4.

Your target weight is 6oz. or less.

1/4 is fine. you don't want to go above 25%, but 25% is good to go. if you can, head on down to 20% but it isn't a "must".

 

[specialkaye]

My 2nd year Willamette might give me a full ounce dry. :-\ hopefully she does better next year or she's getting replaced.

I say the exact same thing to my wife.

 

[half_whit]

I say the exact same thing to my wife.

:;spit take all over computer screen::

 

[ong]

Harvesting from the roof of my shed:

 

[T29]

Some of the German hops from the farm. They grow wild and they smell so good.

 

[FuzzeWuzze]

Final haul for this year now their all vacuum sealed up.

Cascade, Newport and Columbus (all just single plant), that were all planted in April of this year.

12.3 oz Cascade
3.3 oz Newport
3.3 oz Columbus

Should last me quite a few IPA's!

 

[jperry]

Hey All,

I harvested my Cascade hops a few weeks ago, and after all of the bines died back, I then moved the container, holding the crown, out of direct sunlight. Today, I went to check the container, and found new shoots have started to emerge...

 

[Ash_Mathew]

Picked my first harvest yesterday. Got 2oz wet from my Fuggles that are now drying, and there is probably another 2oz still on there maturing. Still have my EKG to harvest, and that has LOADS on it. Then have a Zenith which was planted a month after the others which has some, but not loads on it. All first year plants. Can't wait for next year. The Fuggles and Zenith were grown at my parental's house, and they said they looked amazing, like little Chinese lanterns.

 

[johnsnownw]

Picked my first harvest yesterday. Got 2oz wet from my Fuggles that are now drying, and there is probably another 2oz still on there maturing. Still have my EKG to harvest, and that has LOADS on it. Then have a Zenith which was planted a month after the others which has some, but not loads on it. All first year plants. Can't wait for next year. The Fuggles and Zenith were grown at my parental's house, and they said they looked amazing, like little Chinese lanterns.



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Maybe it's the lighting, but are you sure those were ready to be picked? They look mighty green, and the lupulin I can see looks to be bright yellow.

 

[Ash_Mathew]

I believe so, I opened one of them up and it was fine. The smell was AMAZING. All papery on the outside, too. Maybe it is the light. I had the flash on.

Just opened another to make sure, and it is still fine. Just drying out.

 

[RUNningonbrew]

Mine smelled great before drying, now they aren't as strong... Anyone else experience this?

 

[gbx]

Here are the final pics of my 2013 roof top container hop grow. See the original pics from april here https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f92/2013-hop-garden-photo-thread-398999/index2.html#post5041578 and here https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f92/2013-hop-garden-photo-thread-398999/index9.html#post5116084

I ended up getting 2.5 lbs wet off my 3rd year Cascade plant (1st and 3rd pic) and 5lbs wet off my 3rd year Willamette (2nd, 4th, 5th pic)

 

[nextgenxx]

Dry time!

 

[BigGoat]

Those are either really big cones or really small hands

 

[JDGator]

Those are either really big cones or really small hands

that's exactly what i was thinking!!

 

[JohnnyO]

Those are just intimidating.

 

[nextgenxx]

Some of the biggest I have ever seen! Crystal hops!

 

[Stevo2569]

Dry time!

Surprised they grew so well in the garage like that. 😄

 

[bottlebomber]

Mine smelled great before drying, now they aren't as strong... Anyone else experience this?

Sometimes they will get a little grassy when they first start drying. Not to fear, once they dry completely and cure the smell will return, provided you didn't pick them too soon.

 

[gkeusch]

I put in four first-year Cascades around a 20' pole. Works like a flag pole so I can lower the bines for spraying and picking. Worked great. I got almost 4 lbs (green wt.) from my four plants. Hoping for better next year. Atached are my progression of photos.

 

[gopheranotherbeer]

My first year.

I am not sure if I harvested the correct time, but I had a pretty good yield for year one. My concern is with the brown cones on the centennial. Is this normal?

Yes, that is a keystone light in the coozy, but before you judge, hear me out...
I use the weak taste beer and throw some cones in to get the hint of what the flavor might be.

 

[Stevo2569]

My first year.

I am not sure if I harvested the correct time, but I had a pretty good yield for year one. My concern is with the brown cones on the centennial. Is this normal?

Yes, that is a keystone light in the coozy, but before you judge, hear me out...
I use the weak taste beer and throw some cones in to get the hint of what the flavor might be.

Browning is normal if you harvest too late. Don't worry though I still got descent results from some browned cent. They tend to lose a lot of lupilin though as they fall apart and sticky as hell. As u prob found out.

 

[gbx]

My first year.

I am not sure if I harvested the correct time, but I had a pretty good yield for year one. My concern is with the brown cones on the centennial. Is this normal?

Yes, that is a keystone light in the coozy, but before you judge, hear me out...
I use the weak taste beer and throw some cones in to get the hint of what the flavor might be.

A hop tea is good way to judge the quality of your homegrown hops and get some store bought whole flower hops of the same variety so you can compare. Put 5 or 6 cones in a coffee mug, dump boiling water on them and let them steep for 20 minutes.

...but you don't have many to spare If you really want to use them, maybe dry hop a split batch with your entire harvest. ...and don't worry, next year you'll probably have more hops that you can handle.

 

[gopheranotherbeer]

Browning is normal if you harvest too late. Don't worry though I still got descent results from some browned cent. They tend to lose a lot of lupilin though as they fall apart and sticky as hell. As u prob found out.

Thanks Stevo

 

[pmcint01]

Nice!

 

[Ash_Mathew]

My first year EKG. 5oz of wet with still a few on the vine.

 

[slbradley01]

Here's our 2013 hopyard in full bloom. 14' high trellis, 32' long, about 10 plants, trained 2-3 bines per plant. Picked, dried and vacuum packed about 5 lbs. dry weight, left about 20 hanging. NO time!!! Should have recruited some thirsty brewers to pick their own. Anybody around Middleborough MA?

Don't see how anybody could make any money hand picking hops although my hands do smell nice and have a sort of yellow tinge.