thanks for the video! Wondering what you use to decide when the hops are dry enough to go into the vacuum packing... Is it a certain ratio of wet to dry weight that you are going for or some other gauge?
Yes that is right. When dry they are about 1/5 of the wet weight. Example, 35 oz wet becomes about 7 oz dry. I have read that this is the way to look at it, and in my own experience it seems to work that way too. Good luck. (Oh, For me this takes 2 days of sitting on a screen in the garage).
Thats good info to know. I've got a small cascade I started this year that I want to take a number of root cuttings from for next spring, and the harvest on it seems worth doing in the next few days. What a prolific grower and producer, really impressed with the speed and vigor the hops takes on. Excited to expand it out a whole lot next year. Best of luck to you, keep sharing the great videos!
Good question. I found that I got the same whether I had 1, 2, or 3 bines per string. It must have more to do with how much room there is for the leaves and hops to grow than how many bines you train. I don't know what I will do this year...
This is super killer, stuff. I've enjoyed your web site as well, and am (finally) getting into all-grain brewing. Thank you for the inspiration. Good luck!
Right on! Nice harvest - similar to my own (Whidbey Island: Horizon, Centennial, Chinook, Saaz, Hallertaur, Goldings, Fuggles). The English hops do best, nice aroma/flavor, with the noble varieties..not enough sun here for the high-alphas.
One trick I finally learned (purely asthetics) is to flatten the bag w/my hands as I'm vac-packing, you get a nice flat stackable pouch instead of the crinkle nightmares..you can kind of control the shape as it compresses.
Nice Vid! I harvested for the first time this year, planted the rhizomes back in april, and I was pleasantly shocked at how much my plants yielded. I have not weighed them, but of the 4 rhizomes I planted, I got what looked to be about double what you had on your screen. Not bad considering I thought first year plans. Ohh btw I planted 2 nugget and 2 cascade. How long should they be air drying?
Nice Don. I harvested just last weekend and have yet to edit my last hops project video. Hope to finish and get it posted tomorrow. I only had about two or three ounces total!
haha, free child labor
midimajik 7 months ago
@0:40 - Awesome - get the kids into it!!!
sowsearsoup 11 months ago
I heard Scarce "All Sideways" playing in the beginning. Right on!
I lurve that song! So did you use the hops green or did you dry them out later?
tolpacourt 1 year ago
Cutest garden helper ever!
KE5HOB 2 years ago
Hey, did you find that the vacuum bags crushed the hops?
IngShedotCom 2 years ago
well sure it crushes them up a bit but that is not a problem. they go into the boil pot just the same. :)
donosborn 2 years ago
thanks for the video! Wondering what you use to decide when the hops are dry enough to go into the vacuum packing... Is it a certain ratio of wet to dry weight that you are going for or some other gauge?
Thanks so much!
thegoodlifefarm 2 years ago
Yes that is right. When dry they are about 1/5 of the wet weight. Example, 35 oz wet becomes about 7 oz dry. I have read that this is the way to look at it, and in my own experience it seems to work that way too. Good luck. (Oh, For me this takes 2 days of sitting on a screen in the garage).
donosborn 2 years ago
Thats good info to know. I've got a small cascade I started this year that I want to take a number of root cuttings from for next spring, and the harvest on it seems worth doing in the next few days. What a prolific grower and producer, really impressed with the speed and vigor the hops takes on. Excited to expand it out a whole lot next year. Best of luck to you, keep sharing the great videos!
thegoodlifefarm 2 years ago
awesome vid. how many years have you been growing those?
deadsaid 2 years ago
2005 was the first year. cheers.
donosborn 2 years ago
great vid. how did you dry them and how long did it take? did you just leave them on the screen or have a fan on them also?
brewyourown4life 3 years ago
no fan, just on the screen. it takes 2-3 days to get really dry. sorry, didn't see your question until 5 months later. :(
donosborn 2 years ago
did you get a bigger yield with 3 shoots per string?
Jazzafish 3 years ago
Good question. I found that I got the same whether I had 1, 2, or 3 bines per string. It must have more to do with how much room there is for the leaves and hops to grow than how many bines you train. I don't know what I will do this year...
donosborn 3 years ago
This is super killer, stuff. I've enjoyed your web site as well, and am (finally) getting into all-grain brewing. Thank you for the inspiration. Good luck!
RedtimesFilms 3 years ago
Right on! Nice harvest - similar to my own (Whidbey Island: Horizon, Centennial, Chinook, Saaz, Hallertaur, Goldings, Fuggles). The English hops do best, nice aroma/flavor, with the noble varieties..not enough sun here for the high-alphas.
One trick I finally learned (purely asthetics) is to flatten the bag w/my hands as I'm vac-packing, you get a nice flat stackable pouch instead of the crinkle nightmares..you can kind of control the shape as it compresses.
Great video, have fun!plant more
Hopspop 3 years ago
congratulations!
alvaromode 3 years ago
Nice Vid! I harvested for the first time this year, planted the rhizomes back in april, and I was pleasantly shocked at how much my plants yielded. I have not weighed them, but of the 4 rhizomes I planted, I got what looked to be about double what you had on your screen. Not bad considering I thought first year plans. Ohh btw I planted 2 nugget and 2 cascade. How long should they be air drying?
bigkat6500 3 years ago
Nice Don. I harvested just last weekend and have yet to edit my last hops project video. Hope to finish and get it posted tomorrow. I only had about two or three ounces total!
Homebrew58 3 years ago