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I did a collaboration Harvest Ale with Kooinda last year where we put 33kgs of wet hops into secondary. It was a stunning beer. Hops have antibacterial properties. An infection can happen, but it is very rare.

Harvesting by hand, I have a drying room that can hold about 100kgs of wet hops at a time.

I was thinking of using them as transport bags for wet hops.

Just about to head into day 3 harvesting Chinook. I have not done final numbers, but looks like around 4kgs per plant...roughly 65kgs on 18 plants so far. Hoping to finish and get stuck into a few Victoria or Cascade that are ready.

Where did you get those gauze curtain cocoons?

They are Stethorus Punctum AKA The Spider Mite Killer. A beneficial bug in any hop field.

Dropped my first Chinook last night. One of the smallish ones...4kg wet. :O

That'll dry down to 1.5kg or less. You'll just have to make hoppier beer then. :P

Looks like I'll be picking Chinook next weekend, then Cascade and Victoria the week after. All still too young, but getting close.

Check out this video Matt B...might help you decide when they are ready. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlsT-x19III

I personally would not use them, even though a lot of the hops coming out of the US have tested positive for traces of glyphosate.

The weather has been all over the place this Spring and Summer. The hops don't seem to mind too much after a late start. The killer has been wind and it's definitely affected yield. Still, I'm happy with what's up there. Hopefully the windbreak I am growing will be at a respectable height for...

They don't look ready to me.

Thanks for the kind words AJ80, so glad you are enjoying the Victoria. HPA pulled Victoria along with other bittering hops to make space for more flavouring/aroma hops. Landline did a segment on HPA and the hop growing industry and mentioned Vitcoria and POR being pulled. It was grown for...

Commercially, the big boys have gone with a higher AA% hop to get more bang for their buck and save on production costs. Super Pride and Dr. Rudi (Super Alpha). If anyone saw the Landline bit on HPA, they mentioned dropping POR along with other high AA% varieties and growing more proprietary...

I had about 10 drop late last year, moved up to a thicker coir this year and hope that solves the problem. It's a bitch getting them back up. You may lose a lateral or two, but damage should be minimal.

I don't have any experience with this, but know it is an issue with some of the US growers. Hops need about 6 weeks at 3C over winter, and not having it will affect flowering. I get about 20 nights below 0C where I am and I doubt this is ideal. Look into vernalization. It may be the case that...

So you have 6 lines per plant with up to 3 bines per line? Might be asking a lot from the plant, but some let it all grow and have decent yield. I was referring to cutting back all undergrowth if you aren't doing that. Definitely check soil pH. :)

It's was a crap year weatherwise to start. Growth came late for me here in VIC, and for a while, thought it would be a bad harvest year. I also have quite a few plants that did not produce lower laterals. How old are your plants? Some things that could be causing issues: - Cutting back to...

Hi All, Below are Commercial descriptions (taken from beerlegends.com) of what YOB is currently selling from my farm: Victoria Victoria Hops is a dual use hops with a high alpha acid content ranging from 11.5%-14.8%. Its really not that common of a variety, and is difficult to find in...