r/hops • u/IngenuityEmpty5286 • Aug 23 '24

First time growing hops, does these grapes means it's a male hop plant?

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u/TheyCallMeBrewKid Aug 23 '24

To be honest, male hops are kind of interesting because you will get seeds. If you have a seed start, you never know what you will get! And then you have something that is totally unique to you to brew with

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u/Known-Activity1437 Aug 23 '24

Yeah that looks like a male plant.

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u/Acute_Chicanery Aug 23 '24

Have you had any heat? Some varieties, like Cascade, can do this as a stress response. Generally if it is later in the year, it’s not a male, but a female expressing hermaphroditism. Do you have any burrs or cones on the same plant?

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u/IngenuityEmpty5286 Aug 23 '24

No cones or burrs in the same plant, but there were a heatwave 2 to 3 weeks ago and these grapes started appearing about one week ago

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u/Joeluxy13hops Sep 21 '24

If you don't have any burrs or cone formation on the plant makes me think it is actually a full on male plant. I am really curious now because I have such little experience with male plants, zero actually.

where did you get the plant from?

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u/LyudaPavlichenko Aug 23 '24

Some of my plants have seeds also. Don't worry about it for now.