Harvesting Home Grown Hops

http://www.benshomebrew.com/Beer-s/2.htm or http://www.HomeBrewJunkie.com How to harvest mature hops, what to look for and how to dry hops for brewing beer. Harvesting them from the bine, squeezing hops, smelling hops.

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Howto & Style

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• harvesting
• hops
• picking
• mature
• drying
• using
• hops.

[dmeckle]

i have a calming gel for one of my dogs and the second ingredient is hops?

[benshomebrew]

@dmeckle I'm not a doctor so I can't really give you sound advice. Some dogs react to hops, others don't. And I have no idea what the concentration of the hops is in the gel. I'd talk to a vet to get more sound advice.

[mrewcyr28]

Great video! You would not happen to know how to care for the hop plant during the winter in AZ? We do not get a freeze at all here so I do not know how the plant will go dormant. I am afraid that the ground will get too dry but I do not want the ground to wet either. Do I water? or not?

[benshomebrew]

@mrewcyr28

I'd say use your best judgment and feel the soil, if it needs water then water it. Or if you're really concerned, dig a hole next to it to see how moist the dirt is. I honestly don't have an answer for you because I've never grown them in the desert.

[lvhbugman]

Great vid, dude. You said your plants are six years old ... How long before they started to produce and how much do you get per vine (oz) ?

I appeciate the packaging info too. Looks right on!

[benshomebrew]

@lvhbugman

It took about three years and then they started producing a lot. The more sunlight you give them the more hops you'll get. I was averaging about 2 lbs per mature plant and I had about 6 bines going off of each plant.

[BackyardDiscoveryCo]

I hope try this thanks

[WraithBrewery]

Thanks, Very helpful.

[BrewTubeUK]

Thanks for doing this video, very helpful. I'm growing hops for the first time this year and, although not expecting a crop this year, one of my plants has flowered and I was wondering when to harvest. Thanks to you, I'm confident of when to pick them.

[frogchorusful]

Thanks for this video. It was very helpful. I had a little trouble seeing the mature vs. immature lupulin glands. What do they look like?

[fommatt]

Thanks for the video, I'm a first year grower and it was extremely helpful. I did two cascades and two chinooks. The cascades did well but the chinooks are very small (under 4 feet) and did not produce any cones. Is that common?

[MegaThunderDick]

I think the ladder safety briefing is the best part of the video hahahah

[RandomHouseFly]

I have hops and dogs as well. Technically, the threat is from malignant hyperthermia, not benign hypothermia. But yeah, it's nasty and fatal. Some breeds of dog are more susceptible to hops' toxicity than others (Greyhounds are especially sensitive), but even a small amount of hops is potentially fatal to all dogs. So far, my dogs don't seem too keen to nibble on the lower-hanging hops, so I'm not super worried. But they like the fish fertilizer, so I lock them up until the smell fades.

[bikeadvocate]

Great job Ben, youre the man. I am just getting into this process and really appreciate the info. I will check out the rest of your videos as well. Long live home brewing !!

[Cenosillicaphobia]

Definitely a great video, answered all of the questions i had in a very easy to understand! many thanks!

[boxa888]

awesome! awesome presentation! thank you for helping people learn!