Wet:Dry ratio

[david_42]

After two years and not enough watering, my 2006 crop is dried and bagged. All two ounces of it! Started with 8.5 oz for a Wet to Dried ratio of 4:1. I've heard numbers from 6:1 to 16:1, but these hops have been drying for a week in a hot, dry garage, so, I think my number is good.

I think I'll use some of my Maris Otter LME and make a Mild. I have an ounce of Fuggles and an ounce of Cascade/Northern Brewer/Willemette.

 

[disaffected]

You grew your own hops? Wow! I do not personally have a green thumb, so I'd never try that.

 

[AdIn]

Wow! I just harvested 220g from my first year tetnanger. If I get 4:1 ratio I'll luckily end up with same 2 oz of fresh hops! Did you do anything special to bag it? I wonder if it would be better to boil extract instead of bagging them without vacuume equipment.

 

[G. Cretin]

Damn dude, sorry about the low crop yield. I won't even attempt to grow hops in the heat down here.