Hop Harvest + pics

After Wez’s call for pics, I thought I’d better knuckle down and produce some from my other 2 bines.
They were only planted last year so this is their first proper growing year.
You will notice from the size of my “Oast” that I have great expectations (wishful thinking) for the years to come.

The bines in their normal growing positions. I will be adding horizontal extensions to the top to keep the bines further apart.

Fuggles lowerd to maintenance / harvest position.

Hops as picked, Fuggles in the Fv and Brambling X in the Bucket.

Hop cones separated from the bits of bine, Fuggles 104gms and Brams 28gms.

The Oast broken down into it’s various parts

Fuggles in the lower bin, looking very lost.

Oast assembled with heating controlled by my PID 47C

Hops vacuum packed and ready for storage bin. Fuggles 24gms and B Cross 8gms.

I don’t think anyone need be afraid that I’ll cornering the Hop market.

 

[Baz Chaz]

Love the 'flagpole' style set up :clap:

just love the ingenuity of forum members, William Heath Robinson would be imrpessed with some of the things we come up with :idea:

hope your crop increases year on year :thumb:

 

[31bb3]

Well done mate nice pics

 

William Heath Robinson would be imrpessed

How did you guess my middle name?

 

[highwayman]

Well Done Eric :clap: I also grew my own Challenger Hops this year I am expecting about 10 grams :cry: I'll add my pictures to this thread later :thumb:

 

I'll add my pictures to this thread later

Be my guest :thumb: