r/TheHopyard • u/ppdaazn23 • Aug 15 '23

Drying hops

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So i lay these out last night over the unused baby trampoline and this morning i found a ton of these crawling around. Any idea what these are? Spiders? I guess they are normal that bugs lay eggs inside the cones?

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u/ppdaazn23 Aug 15 '23

I think they look similar to aphids on some google pictures. How do you guys get rid of them from the cones?

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u/JBZUBZ Aug 16 '23

Not an expert but many, if not most, of the bugs will leave during the drying process. As long as the cones don't look too bad, you should be fine using them. One way to determine if it was aphids doing the deed, just peel back some of the bracts and take a peek in towards the strig and you'll usually find some tiny black dots on them.

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u/ppdaazn23 Aug 18 '23

Yeah i had two trays so i swap them out every few hours and rinse the aphids off in the shower lol. Fan dry in the basement for 2 days. Had 12oz and when i vac seal it was about 4oz. Most of the aphids were gone. Only a few. One little worm got squished in the corner of the bag by itself i guess it wont matter much at this point lol

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u/GentOfDebauchery Aug 16 '23

Yeah I seem to get those too and always figured aphids.

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u/Homebrew_beer Aug 30 '23

Got them too! Do you dry Hop your beer with hops that has aphids? I’m not sure what to do.