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Harvested my Goldings today, 1st year after planting.
I picked a green weight of 358gms, which I wasnât too displeased about, considering the young age of the bine.
Wasnât very sure whether they were ready or not!
They had gone paler, papery and a few had brown splotches on them.
The Lupulin was darkish yellow, had quite a strong smell and my fingers were slightly sticky after picking.
I had enough to cover the bottom of one of my Oast trays (one lives in hope).
Temp set at 57C, hopefully they will be dry in the morning.
Iâve left one lateral on with about 10 Hops to monitor what happens next.
Expecting a dry weight of 72gms, just over the requirement for the bittering hops of one brew.
Still got my Fuggles and Brambling Cross to harvest, but they are far fewer.
I picked a green weight of 358gms, which I wasnât too displeased about, considering the young age of the bine.
Wasnât very sure whether they were ready or not!
They had gone paler, papery and a few had brown splotches on them.
The Lupulin was darkish yellow, had quite a strong smell and my fingers were slightly sticky after picking.
I had enough to cover the bottom of one of my Oast trays (one lives in hope).
Temp set at 57C, hopefully they will be dry in the morning.
Iâve left one lateral on with about 10 Hops to monitor what happens next.
Expecting a dry weight of 72gms, just over the requirement for the bittering hops of one brew.
Still got my Fuggles and Brambling Cross to harvest, but they are far fewer.
