Growing Hops??

[Mark1964]

we will see you there then Jim :thumb:

 

[evanvine]

if you have some hop plants going i would love to have some cheers

No probs T, just present yourself.
And any one else who is interested.
First come, first served!

 

[mixale]

Also Mixale where did youget the seed from for the willamete??? :thumb:

sorry but i didn't actually grow from seed. it was given to me as a tiny seedling a few years ago.
i do know it came from a friend of a friend who lived in Worcester.

 

[evanvine]

I would think a drawback from growing from seed is you might get a male plant.
This would not be known until it tried to produce hops.

 

[tazuk]

but i dont know where you are ?????? cheers

if you have some hop plants going i would love to have some cheers

No probs T, just present yourself.
And any one else who is interested.
First come, first served!

 

[jonewer]

I would think a drawback from growing from seed is you might get a male plant.
This would not be known until it tried to produce hops.

As is the case with apples, you wont know what the hop will be like either. It might bear no resemblance at all to its putative parent.

 

[evanvine]

but i dont know where you are

I'll pm you and anybody else who's interested.

 

[tazuk]

i did pick some Goldings up tonight he is a verry nice gentleman thanks from neil : :thumb:
as for his bitter mmmmmmmmmmmm verry nice brews :drink:

I know it's very late in the season, but have been playing about with Rhizomes and have ended up with quite a few growing Goldings.
These are free to collect by anyone who is interested.

 

[Asalpaws]

Well I planted my Challenger, Fuggles and some American variety I lost the label for about 6 weeks ago. They have grown a bit but this weather is not prime for hops.

Was driving just North of Munich on the autobahn a few weeks ago, acres of hops all about 10 feet tall. They do enjoy their beer down there and seem to get much more sun than us

. Took a quick shot while we avoided the BMWs blasting past at 150 mph!

 

[evanvine]

i did pick some Goldings up tonight

Glad to have been of service Neil.
I still have a few more (Goldings only at the mo) if anyone else is interested.

 

[evanvine]

They do enjoy their beer down there and seem to get much more sun than us

We enjoy our beer here!
While not a great year, the hop crop will not be a total loss!
Both my Goldings and Fuggles have been stopped at 20', just waiting for the Brambling Cross to catch up.

 

[evanvine]

Last year I grew a Goldings rhizome in a pot, it did very well, so I planted it at the end of the season.
This season it did nothing, I thought it was dead.
This last week it has sprung into life, now 12" high!

 

[tazuk]

great lets see some pics of you hop dryer and how its made and how it works etc cheers neil :thumb:

 

[evanvine]

Sorry Neil, I forgot, will get right on to it!

 

[evanvine]

For Tazuk and anybody else interested.

Bottom unit of Oast showing 600w fan heater.
The fan is on continuously and the heating element is controlled by a PID.

One of two drying trays with 5mm mesh.

Complete Oast, will dry hops within 24 hrs

I understand the preferred temp range for drying is 43-71C, I use 57C middle of the band.

 

[tazuk]

love the build :thumb: its just the matter of finding a little heater like that :pray: :thumb:

 

[evanvine]

I believe hand held hair driers have been used quite effectively.

 

[tazuk]

sweet cheers :thumb:

I believe hand held hair driers have been used quite effectively.

 

[hedgerow pete]

love the drier unit, very smart

 

[evanvine]

love the drier unit, very smart

Cheers Pete!
Strangely though, the book I got the design from puts the heat in from the top!