Per yesterday's request we went out into some of the hop yards to grab a few cones in order to demonstrate how far each of them are from harvest for us. At harvest time for each variety we will try to take pictures of each variety in the kiln so that you can see exactly what they look like at maturity.
Here are some Tettnanger hops that are still rather small probably 20 day out for our harvest. Being small they just look like baby hops of almost any variety. Size they are small it is difficult to see the luplin, but it is a pale yellow color.
This photo shows Mt. Hood's . The cones take on a more rounded shape and have significantly darker foliage than other varieties. These hops are about 15 days out at this time. The luplin is yellow in color, being an aroma variety there is a moderate amount.
In the high alpha varieties the abundance of luplin can be seen right away. These high alphas still have about 30 days to go until we begin to harvest them.
The Cluster's pictured here will be one of the first varieties we harvest. The cones are a mid length in comparison to others, being a mid-alpha hop there is a decent amount of luplin present.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
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4 comments:
Thanks!! I greatly appreciate the commentary on the few varieties you showed.
Rob
Outstanding pictures. As a home grower I appreciate this! If you do any other varieties I'll soak up that info. as well. I'll be mentioning this on my brewing forum for sure!
Tim
You can tell that Tyler is a busy man, no posts in 10 days - havest time!
TD
The main reason for no post was the wedding and honeymoon. I tried to take as complete a break as possible during that time. It worked for the most part...
Tyler
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