Spider mites in my finished hops

[Jako]

What do I do trash the loot and hope for the best next year?

 

[RPh_Guy]

Pretty sure spider mites are non-toxic.
What are you worried about?

 

[ProblemChild]

If you listen closely, you can hear the little suckers scream when you throw them in the kettle.....

 

[day_trippr]

Protein, baby!

But...having had an epic spider mite infestation years ago that picked on my Centennial and seeing a green wave crawling up the sides of my oast I do sympathize.
I tossed that bunch...

Cheers!

 

[Jako]

Hahahahah. Thanks for the quick advice. It was so bad I couldn't do it. I knew I had a problem but not this bad. I decided to learn from it and have a killer crop next year.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Put the hops in a ziplock in the freezer no problem, right?

 

[dmtaylor]

I used my spider mite hops a few years ago. The beer turned out good and I'm still alive.

 

[Jako]

Put the hops in a ziplock in the freezer no problem, right?

Cryo mites a new thing?

Beer name MiteyIPA

 

[dpeters]

Once you dry the hops wouldn't the spider mites abandon ship?

 

[Jako]

Once you dry the hops wouldn't the spider mites abandon ship?

or lay eggs and have a hop feast.

 

[day_trippr]

At least in my experience, yes, the mites make a run for the hills once the cones start drying.
Still, this was 20-something pounds of cones in a four-stack oast with literally waves of mites crawling around the edges and sides.
I was still sitting on a goodly amount of the prior year's harvest and still has my Chinook and Cascade to harvest, so letting the Cents go wasn't as horrible as the thought of using them

Cheers!

 

[Jag75]

Meat group!