2015 Hop garden photo thread

[Jerf]

Here's my hop canopy. They are loading up with burrs right now!

 

[wshearer9]

Finally at the top!!! Starting to grow some cones!

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[WilliamSlayer]

As it's my first year, I am super excited to get anything at all, but these burrs are looking great!

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[B-Hoppy]

One of the problems of growing on poles is that every now and then one snaps. This was a Chinook with about 8 vines strung. The upper section which snapped off is leaning on the latter with the shovel in front and is about 7-8 feet tall, loaded with burrs. The lower portion of the pole to the left shows what's left. No sense in leaving it up as once the vines get crimped the cones don't form properly.

 

[day_trippr]

Centennials are heavy with cones. Lupulin is just starting to show...


Cheers!

 

[mb82]

The hops are looking good. I should be picking soon.

 

[WilliamSlayer]

Although my coworker does not brew, she does grow hops in her garden. Used her harvest to brew a saison this week! Beautiful looking centennial cones!

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[cram]

Here are a few pictures from around the hop yard in the last few days. Centennial and Nugget look like they may make an attempt for a second harvest by the look of the new growth at the bottom. The Tettnang is finally starting to get going, too. View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1437248212.280117.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1437248236.106320.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1437248329.851345.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1437248370.071275.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1437248408.071348.jpg

 

[beernutz]

My 5 bines (3 centennial, 2 magnum) of first year hops on a 15.5' teepee. You can really only see the 3 that are on this side of the teepee in the picture. They've all grown to the top of the teepee (it really is in there somewhere) and a couple have kept going. I wasn't expecting much production in the first year but I've got quite a few cones and about that same number of burrs so I hope to get close to 1 lb of dried hops total next month.

Next year I plan to add another vertical board to the teepee and a way to spread out the tops horizontally in order to better separate the different varieties. Refilling my 4 underground ollas with a water/liquid fertilizer mix twice a week from my igloo cooler is pretty simple but another idea for next year is to create an automatic way to refill them.

 

[1fast636]

Columbus loaded with burrs after regrow the from the dam japs hitting it hard early

Sorta a crappy pic was bright as hell today
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Pic of some cones on chinook she is loaded up more then I thought she was again another sorta crappy pic lol bad picture Sunday for me I guess
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[1fast636]

Better pics in asence

Columbus burr central
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Chinook
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[Spartan300man]

When do you know the cone is ready to pick? Any close-ups of what to look for?

 

[sablesurfer]

When do you know the cone is ready to pick? Any close-ups of what to look for?

Papery feel. They should still be just as green, but dried out for a day or so. Basically the growing stuff is springy when you lightly squeeze the cone. The ready to pick is still green but is a bit more papery and 'crunchy' feeling.

From there you have maybe 3-5 days before they start browning up pretty good. Last year I would find right feel on Monday but not able to get ladder up until weekend. Then I'd end up with lots of half brown ones.

Not really a picture thing, more of a texture thing.

 

[Spartan300man]

Got it, thanks! I hope my spindly little Cascade lets me experience this first hand this fall.

 

[Kharnynb]

you damn southeners have such damn nice cones already, meanwhile finland is having the worst summer in a long time....
first 3 pics are northenr brewer, second 2 unknown so far, something taken from a local farm/brewer of old.

 

[beernutz]

you damn southeners have such damn nice cones already, meanwhile finland is having the worst summer in a long time....
first 3 pics are northenr brewer, second 2 unknown so far, something taken from a local farm/brewer of old.

The heat index is 112 F (44.4 C) here today so there's a price to living in paradise.

My late father-in-law was the consulate representative to Finland in Mobile, AL during his lifetime and visited your beautiful country about a decade ago. I think you all no longer have a consulate in Mobile but my bucket list includes a trip to Finland at some point.

 

[Kharnynb]

If you do, visit either in winter if you are a cold weather fan, as north as possible, or in august when summer is best and in the eastern lake district.

 

[1fast636]

Harvested some ripe ones today, 2.6oz of cent and 1.5 oz of chinook

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And enjoyed a nice treat after setting them out to dry
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[beernutz]

Harvested some ripe ones today, 2.6oz of cent and 1.5 oz of chinook

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And enjoyed a nice treat after setting them out to dry
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What are you drying them on?

 

[1fast636]

It's a screen I found around the house, I'm building screens with a box fan but these sorta came alil earlier then expected lol I dryer my measly .5 oz on it last year and had no problems it has holes all threw it with smaller holes around the big holes for the small amount on this pick lol

 

[1fast636]

Oh yea and they are raised up on some milk creates to keep air flow under them as well

 

[WilliamSlayer]

Cascade is half burrs, and half THESE beauties. I have to hold out on harvest as i'm on va cation yhis week. (Cups his hands around his mouth) i'll be home soon guys!

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[beernutz]

Cascade is half burrs, and half THESE beauties. I have to hold out on harvest as i'm on va cation yhis week. (Cups his hands around his mouth) i'll be home soon guys!

I don't understand the vacation reference but those are nice looking cones and burrs.

 

[WilliamSlayer]

"Va cation" - the VA is the abbreviation for the state of Virginia.

 

[day_trippr]

Came home from a week on the Cape Of Cod to find the Centennials bucking for a trip to the oast...





..the Chinook all coned up...



...and the Cascade getting there...



Good chance there'll be a civilized harvest this year, as those Centennials are so close to ripe I may pick them tomorrow, and by the looks of it I should have at least a week between the Chinook and Cascade.

This all seems way earlier than I remember from the previous four years. Gonna have to go back through my notes/pictures...

Cheers!

 

[thaymond]

Came home from vacation in MI to see everything progressing according to plan. Harvest will be great this year.

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Based on some earlier posts about early harvests, I'll have to start the harvest totals thread for 2015. 😆

 

[olotti]

I have a question. How long does it take from seeing burrs to them forming into hops. And does the process get faster when you have more mature plants or is the weather also more of a factor. Just curious I have flower/ burrs on my first year heirloom cascades but they don't seem to be progressing that much actually I'm surprised to even see this much growth from transplants but they were from really strong heirloom plants so they have a good backbone. Been watering everyday and giving a bloom boost every two weeks to help them along.

 

[WilliamSlayer]

Came home from vacation in MI to see everything progressing according to plan. Harvest will be great this year.

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Based on some earlier posts about early harvests, I'll have to start the harvest totals thread for 2015. 😆

Looks great! Do you usually harvest up there in early August, or early September?

 

[WilliamSlayer]

Came home from a week on the Cape Of Cod to find the Centennials bucking for a trip to the oast...

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..the Chinook all coned up...

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...and the Cascade getting there...

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Good chance there'll be a civilized harvest this year, as those Centennials are so close to ripe I may pick them tomorrow, and by the looks of it I should have at least a week between the Chinook and Cascade.

This all seems way earlier than I remember from the previous four years. Gonna have to go back through my notes/pictures...

Cheers!

With all those hops, do you use them all over the next brewing season?

 

[day_trippr]

With all those hops, do you use them all over the next brewing season?

As I've been pulling in roughly 8+ dried pounds per year of late, typically, no, not all of each strain will see beer before the next season harvest is in the freezer. The Centennial and Fuggles will usually just make it through (Centennial SMaSH is a popular recipe, plus I use a lot of Centennial in pales and IPAs) but I will end up with left-over Cascade and Chinook.

I prefer high IBU brews but I'd still have to double the Federal limit for two to use everything up

Cheers!