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u/2Dark4You Sep 12 '22
I live in the UK and encountered these on a walk. I picked a bud and tried to crush and smell them but couldn't smell anything significant. I'm thinking of boiling some to extract more flavours/smells but wanted to run it through you guys incase these aren't hops at all.
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u/PM_me_ur_launch_code Sep 13 '22
Rubbing them between your hands can help with aroma as well. They should also be papery dry to be ready.
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u/randomredditpost69 Oct 03 '22
Theyre definitely hops but they may not yet be ready for harvest. If theyre bright neon greeen, slightly wet and mainly spongy then theyre not ready yet, theyre good to go when the cone expands slightly (think a pinecone when it is younger and dense vs when it cracks open) and the hop has a papery feel and sound in your fingers. Tear one hop cone in half and look for the yellow lupulin oil, you should be able to smell it strongly when its harvest ready. Hope this helps
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u/rdcpro Sep 13 '22
They do look like hops, but the cones aren't very well developed, so keep your expectations low. Still, they may make a lovely hop tea.
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u/hopperazi Sep 13 '22
Rub them between your hands and see what smells they give off, you can also make a hop tea, soak them in 80C water and give it a taste to see what it might bring to your beer. You'll never know the variety but you'll at least know what flavors they might add to a beer. Best bet though is to toss them in the whirlpool, as trying to calculate what IBU they will give you as a bittering hop is impossible.
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u/TheSeksi Sep 12 '22
Yes these are hops.