Hops smell like garlic

[Aschecte]

Ok I know this is weird but my chinook hops smell like garlic !! Wht is going on here ? The plant was healthy an I harvested on time what is causing this will it go away and are these hops a total loss ?btw these are home grown hops

 

[Draken]

Probably best to ask this in the Hops Growing forum.

 

[cheezydemon3]

Must be something growing around. Don't panic.

 

[Aschecte]

I did but got no response I'm thinking that it is a lower traffic forum and no one has seen it.

 

[Aschecte]

Must be something growing around. Don't panic.

I would assume that as well but the hop plant was in a pot not in the ground.

 

[Buna_Bere]

Some hops have a garlic odor like you described. Look at this spider graph showing early harvested hops, versus late harvested hops

The graph shows a strong Sweaty/Onion/Garlic odor for a typical harvest time, but when the same hops are harvested later that odor drops to almost nothing. Maybe give those hops some more time on the bine.

 

[boscobeans]

Try some oregano in a small batch and see if you get a pizza beer.

bosco

 

[JesperX]

Interesting graph, I've actually heard the opposite though- that you can get cheesy/oniony/garlicky and cat piss aromas if you harvest too late. I'd ask around for someone that's grown a lot of chinook to be sure.