Hops in the Garden!

[Petros]

Hey all,

Just an odd one I've been pondering about, this is!
I've got a hop vine or two which grow down the bottom of my garden, seemingly wild, which I first really took a look at last year. They are really nice looking vines, and when they flower, produce massive cones... and masses of them!
Anyway, I have no idea what variety they are, if they are any good or anything- but it is getting near flowering time in a few weeks!
So, do you all think it would be worth me trying them in a brew at some point? and beforehand, does anyone know how to tell hop varieties apart, without needing a really, really good nose and knowledge of the things?
Any help would be great- and if anyone is curious to try some, I'm sure I could ship a few free bags out... I remember looking at them last year, hwne I had a mild curiosity in home brewing, that I could easily get a few hundred good cones off the damn thing! :)

 

[Samarith]

Thanks for an interesting diversion. :thumb:

I think this might be what you're looking for but short of a lab analysis there is no 100% guarantee of IDing the hop

http://www.yakimachief.com/hopvarieties/hopvar.html

 

[Petros]

Excellent! Thank you, just what I was looking for!
Now, I just need to wait a few weeks for the flowers to bloom! Then I'll do a bit of cross referencing, compare what I've got with what I know, and at least get an estimate of what they are!
Cheers Samarith! :)