OK, found another pest today. Hops were drying for a few days (cascade and centennial, placed next to each other). I put them into freezer bags and began to weigh them when I found 4-5 of these buggers crawling around in the bag.
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OK, the quality isn't so good. Excuse me for this, all I had was my iPhone.
First things first, is this a weevil? I've seen these types of bugs a lot before, just never had them in anything, so I'm a little concerned. It can fly. I'm pretty sure these came during the drying process, not from the plant itself, but I can't be completely sure about that.
More importantly, suppose I get all of them out of the hops with reasonable confidence. Should I be worried about eggs or larvae and a spoiled batch because of them? My plan was dry hopping, although I suppose I might be better off saving them for late addition aroma hops during the boil.
Size: compared to pen:
top:
bottom:
OK, the quality isn't so good. Excuse me for this, all I had was my iPhone.
First things first, is this a weevil? I've seen these types of bugs a lot before, just never had them in anything, so I'm a little concerned. It can fly. I'm pretty sure these came during the drying process, not from the plant itself, but I can't be completely sure about that.
More importantly, suppose I get all of them out of the hops with reasonable confidence. Should I be worried about eggs or larvae and a spoiled batch because of them? My plan was dry hopping, although I suppose I might be better off saving them for late addition aroma hops during the boil.
