Gap btwn harvest and drying

[griddler]

Tomorrow I am harvesting my Chinook hops. I have to wait until night time for a screen to arrived for my drying table. Do you think there would be a problem if I harvested them in the early afternoon but didn't start drying them until the evening? The lag time would be around around 7 hours

I would make sure to keep them away from sunlight in the meantime.

Any thoughts, recommendations, concerns?

Thanks in advance for any input!

 

[day_trippr]

You'll be fine. You'd only run into problems if you left the wet mass in a huge pile to rot and/or mildew. A few hours isn't going to do anything harmful...

Cheers!

 

[GVH_Dan]

If you can, lay them on a tarp or at least a breathable bag. A plastic (garbage) bag would increase the chance of rot.