When do hops start to get thaty glorious "hop" smell? I climbed up tonight to pick one of the big cones off my 1st year Hallertau. Near the top, the cones are about 3/4 of an inch long and about a big in diamter as my index finger tip. The tips are not brown, but it felt slightly papery and had alot of yellow "pollen" under each of the little leave sin the cone. However, it didn't smell like "hops"...in fact, it didn't really smell at all.
-Todd
-Todd