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[northbound]

Can or should fresh hops be dried in the oven?

[BrewerGeorge]

I don't know why not, if you have a dehydrate setting. I don't think you could fit many in there, though.

[RommelMagic]

I don't know why not, if you have a dehydrate setting. I don't think you could fit many in there, though.

If it is a regular oven, I'd think you could fit a boat load in there. Certainly not packed in, you do need a little airflow.

[BrewerGeorge]

If it is a regular oven, I'd think you could fit a boat load in there. Certainly not packed in, you do need a little airflow.

I was assuming he only had the two shelves. They need to be a single layer. I guess you could rig something for extra shelves.

[northbound]

I can fit three shelves in the oven. My concern is the oven too hot even on the dehydrate setting (140 degrees)?

[RommelMagic]

I can fit three shelves in the oven. My concern is the oven too hot even on the dehydrate setting (140 degrees)?

I think I recall that temp to be about right, maybe slightly over, but just a little less timeEDIT: I'm sure you could kinda double up on the layer of hops in an oven. Does it have a convection fan or something? And if you have those bakers wire trays, even better

Edited by RommelMagic, 28 August 2009 - 07:06 PM.

[MtnBrewer]

I'm no expert here so this may be cranio-rectal inversion but wouldn't heating them up evaporate a lot of the oils?

[denny]

I can fit three shelves in the oven. My concern is the oven too hot even on the dehydrate setting (140 degrees)?

That's higher than commercial growers usually use. Their average is 130-135. When I tried that setting, I found it too hot for my liking. I generally use about 100-110F these days, but I experiment on every harvest.

[jammer]

I got a batch of fresh cascades from a buddy of mine. I just spread them out on cookie sheets and dried them on my dining room table. It took several days, but ended up very nicely dried. I vacuum sealed and put in the freezer.