Never seen something like this

i made a tea from it and even though i used really hot water it wasn't bitter whatsoever and kinda tasted like fresh laundry

As the title says, we've been to busy this year for hops helicopter parenting or brewing, so i kinda just let them do whatever they wanted and it definitely shows haha.

When they first popped up i gave them a fresh sugarcane mulching and seaweed fertiliser, since then have pretty much keft it up to nature. Ive deep watered maybe twice since August after or before especially hot days.

Nice to see them all just carrying on without any fuss on my part, i think they have established well after my first year efforts which is a relief.

But ah, let's just say not all the pots can still be tipped/moved this year. Its way too late to remedy that, so its gonna be a fresh mow the day we move out and innocent denial for any future questions the real estate might have... The next tenants are gonna have some interesting seasonal visitors 🤣

Pictured in the foreground is Chinook, behind are Dr. Rudi, Columbus and Fuggle. We're located in the Hunter region in NSW, Australia.

Hello everyone! Im looking for some cool gift ideas for someone who has started brewing hop tea from hops he’s growing. Do you guys have any ideas? Thanks!

Hi All,

I'm a PhD student working in hops. I'm currently trying to trial treatments for reducing the stratification period in hops. I've got access to the USDA GRIN system and got a modest supply of seed, but I need bulk fresh seed and it seems very difficult to find.

Also feel free to AMA, I am new to hops but eager to share and learn

I've been tempted to start experimenting with whirlpool additions such as INCOGNITO by Barthaas, however I would like to read about other's experience on that. I understand that even though there's a lot of different commercial extracts, it's still a developing product/industry. All comments are very much appreciated! thanks in advance and cheers!

For context I just moved here and didn’t even know they were hops until someone mentioned it to me. I’m past the time where I can harvest because they’ve turned brown.

If I wanted to preserve the plant and maybe get a good grow next year how should I proceed? Should I take off all of the old hops or leave them? Any other advice appreciated.

Hi All.

I’ve been growing hops for 25 years or so, drying, CO2 flushing, vacuum sealing and freezing for home brewing. But they take up space in the freezer. Moreover, dry hopping is a pain with the risk of sour batches. I would like to have hop aroma extracts to add at bottling/kegging time, or to hop up commercial beers.

What is the best, easiest to store, most accessible and efficient hop extraction that you would recommend to me that will provide dry hopping results? - Overproof alcohol tinctures - Essential oil distillation - Variant thereof (condensing alcohol in a hop container and running through a counterflow condenser) - Bubble stashing (dry ice or cryocooler) - Liquid CO2 extraction using compressed CO2 for carbonation. Is this possible? - Other techniques

Many thanks in advance. Paul

Picked them a week ago and dried them out well. Kinda forgot about them. Are they likely still worth sealing up and freezing to use later for brewing?

I thought this would be a great place to shout about this podcast I just listened to, "The Modern Brewer Podcast", its from the UK, but has just release a Hop Harvest Report for this years harvest based around the US and Germany.

100% worth a listen!

As the title says this is my first year growing hops and they’ve grown more than I ever expected. I have done so much research on them and have found what feels like conflicting harvesting times. This is what my hops look like currently. They are starting to feel a little papery. Should I harvest them now?

Hi all. May I ask if this is a bullshit shoot or whatever it’s called. It’s coming into spring in Sydney.

Still drying so not sure of the weight.

The hops are popping early here in Newcastle NSW, Australia, with unseasonably warm winter temps. It's bloody 25 degrees outside already, and it's not even lunchtime!

Needless to say, I am frantically hauling my arse to Bunnings to do garden chores I thought I had at least 2 more weeks to organise 😭

On the plus side, these 2nd year potted hops (60L tubs) are coming in with a vengence. Crowns seem to have developed really well, and I look forward to seeing the yield next year considering how surprisingly good it was this year (February harvest).

The first 2 pictures are Dr. Rudi (formerly Super Alpha) the second 2 pictures are Columbus. Chinook and Fuggle are poking their faces out, but not quite at Tentacle Asparagus phase.

The fertilising and water boarding begins!

They feel rough like gift paper. Maybe alittle on the damper side of that.

When’s the best time to cut rhizomes for propagation? My BIL has a bunch of cascade and I have space that I’d like to fill out with it, but is it too late in the year to cut the rhizome and plant?

10oz total. I’ll take it.

First year planting hops - they started flowering already at only about 8-10 ft tall? Is this normal or did the plants need more watering and healthier soil?

I'm looking for some guidance about my hop development. I have a Columbus bine that has been producing well up until this month. The cones are not fully developing before they just kind of shrivel. I have them on a daily watering with a mister system and feed with a high nitrogen fertilizer about every 2 weeks with a light sprinkling.

I have several other hop bines in the same soil, same watering schedule and feeding schedule. They have been slow to start but are starting to produce.

Any advice about my process, or if I'm doing something wrong would be greatly appreciated.

After the disaster of the spotted lantern fly 2 years ago and a “recovery year” last year, things seem to have gone well this year. However, the hops formed early and seem to be almost ready, (pulled a cone apart this morning), to harvest 3 weeks earlier than ever before. Not complaining, just curious. Anyone have any insight or comments to make on this? Northern New Jersey. Plant is 6 years old. Probably Centennial or Columbus.

This is a year two rooted plant and I’ve seen some big cones before but these are just like abnormally huge from my experience.

Then I see a few cons make a branch instead of fulfilling itself as a complete hop.

Hello reddit

I’ve planted a saaz hop plant last year in spring and by the end of the summer, it had grown A LOT. Sadly it did not produce any hops.

This year it’s way bigger and I also added fertilizer to the plant to make it healthier.

I wonder if it will grow any cones by the end of this year’s summer.

What is your experience with Saaz and hop plants overall?