Hops are growing
#41
Posted 17 April 2009 - 02:59 PM
#42
Posted 17 April 2009 - 03:06 PM
#43
Posted 17 April 2009 - 04:47 PM
That was last year's and I didn't do any freshop brews. This year, the shoots are just starting to poke out of the ground. I may try a freshop this year but I don't know, I'm not really sold on the whole concept.shmgeggie, that's just awesome. I hope I can get some cones out of my first year planter. Looks like you can make a couple nice freshop ales.
#44
Posted 17 April 2009 - 08:05 PM
#45
Posted 17 April 2009 - 08:17 PM
I'm sold on the concept of less work and earlier returns. Why dry them out if I'm just going to get them wet again? Just means more waiting for me. Plus, then I can get on the freshop/wet hop bandwagon and say I've got that tooThat was last year's and I didn't do any freshop brews. This year, the shoots are just starting to poke out of the ground. I may try a freshop this year but I don't know, I'm not really sold on the whole concept.
#46
Posted 18 April 2009 - 01:14 PM
#47
Posted 19 April 2009 - 10:29 AM
I've made one, and tried a couple others. there's something about them I don't "quite" like. Although I must agree with the "work smarter'' concept.I have read that the German noble hops are traditiionally aged for a few weeks at room temps prior to baling, this is supposed to develop the aromatics. I could be entirely incorrect on this though.I'm sold on the concept of less work and earlier returns. Why dry them out if I'm just going to get them wet again? Just means more waiting for me. Plus, then I can get on the freshop/wet hop bandwagon and say I've got that too
#48
Posted 19 April 2009 - 11:38 PM
Wrong direction drawing that actually describes it as clockwise in text:I took some pictures yesterday of my babies:
Edited by chuck_d, 19 April 2009 - 11:40 PM.
#49
Posted 20 April 2009 - 06:48 AM
My hops grow up a trellis and will flawlessly go over one board and under the next all the way to the top, no intervention required. Still find that amazing.and btw I covered my bines with large planter pots to protect them from the snow that hit CO this past week. Worked perfect. They were a little confused being covered for 2 days but perked right back up when I removed the planters and they could again see the sun.So you know these are some of the best photos I could find even doing searches for hops vines rotating on the string. I never could understand why people would choose clock faces as a way of describing the way two strings intertwined in space. It was pretty obvious from the way the hops themselves grow, but I wanted to see them in action. The great irony of all this... the drawings on the hops page I was reading are the wrong directionWrong direction drawing that actually describes it as clockwise in text:
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