Managed to harvest yesterday, a better haul than last year. Drying out nicely and I'll be ready to vac pack in a day or so.
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I find the easiest way to dry is to lay all the cones on a sheet of tarpaulin and set a fan on them. I managed to dry perfectly in my conservatory this way last year and will be doing the same this year.
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Well here's my Whitbread Golding Variety this year, looking nice and healthy, hoping to harvest in the next few days.
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Ive been through about 15 brews on this ACE boiler now and it's a fantastic bit of kit that's produced some quality beers.
The only issue I've had is blockages when transferring to the fermenting vessel, however I've not had any problems since I've been doing as follows:
Primarily use leaf...
So after a couple of days I'm satisfied all my hops are dried out and there is not a drop of moisture left. In total I am just shy of 500g. No idea if this yield is any good for WGV?
All that is left now is to vacuum pack in 100g portions.
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My drying method seems to be working very well too (dehumidifier running full whack and a fan over the trays). The dehumidifier has been emptied twice and they are already feeling crispy, just need to keep rotating them.
I have to admit it smells spectacular! :thumb:
I didn't weigh them but will do once they are fully dry. I had no idea how many hops were on that single plant, I initially went out with a cake tin realising after five minutes I'd need a bigger pot!:mrgreen:
Totally with you there. Rock hard down here in sussex, tried bottled and couldn't tell the difference. Campden tablets in the HLT help.
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Hi All,
Currently have the HBC Premium Pilsner in my fermentation fridge but being my first Pils I'm not sure on the fermentation schedule.
http://www.thehomebrewcompany.co.uk/hbc-premium-pilsner-mashkit-23lt-p-1604.html
It's fermenting nicely @11.5 degrees and has been for two weeks...
I used these on ebay for my first hop plant: http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/meadow-plant?_trksid=p2047675.l2559
Planted towards the end of 2014, pretty much nothing more than 3 ft in 2015 and this is where I am this summer:
I believe first year is mostly root growth, second year i trained the...