I am invited to a hop farm tonight to help harvest hops. I have never done so before. I loved the look of the plant , the vine and the hops. themselves from photos. I watch this video and others to get an idea as to what it's all about. Thanks for the hint of wearing a long shirt, no one told me to take one along. I am excited for the new knowledge that awaits me on the hop farm. I am 77 and I feel I am never too old to learn something new. Thanks for sharing your time to make this video. Love Always
You are in for a fun time, with wonderful aromas and happy hop-harvesting people! I'll be interested to hear how their harvesting was different. Their hop vines will probably be a lot taller! They may cut the vines down, so you won't have to among the scratchy vines with a long-sleeved shirt. But you will still get sticky fingers from all the resin. It washes off with soap and water! Have a great time! :D
Oh my goodness this is the honestly the loveliest video I've ever seen on TH-cam. You are absolutely fantastic and this has now shown me what to do with my hops! Thank you!!
Thanks so much - I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Hops are fun to grow. I hope you can enjoy eating their new shoots in the springtime, too. Hops have a lot to offer! Happy hop season! :D
Excellent video! My 6 year old just stumbled onto some hops near her school. When she showed them to me I couldn't believe the bounty of these wild hops. I'm collecting the rest tomorrow. Some are brown, but the rest look perfect as you've described in this video. Great narration, editing, sound/video quality and content. Perfect.
I'm glad you enjoyed my hop harvest video! I hope you've been enjoying the wild hops that your daughter found by her school. Hops are so great, in so many ways. I hope you get some hops this harvest season, too!
You must be in the Southern Hemisphere. Glad you enjoyed my video. I'll get those cooking ones posted soon! Hop chocolate, hop tea, hop cheese, and hop mac and cheese are all good! Nice work in harvesting your hops! I hope you enjoy their young shoots in the spring, too!
Thanks for sharing! This is my first season with hops. I have three varieties, the tallest of which is 17ft currently. Excellent explanations and visual aids. This helped a lot.
I'm glad you found my video helpful. You are going to enjoy your hops. I've had mine a couple decades and they are such monsters! I've made root cuttings and spread mine around many times, too. You will have to thin out their shoots in the spring, but those shoots are good to eat. I'll be putting up a video about that soon. Enjoy your incredible hops!
Thank you so much for putting this up. I have some Chinook and Columbia hops in my back yard on a trellis and plan to pick them in late summer for my neighbor, who will then turn them into beer !
That's the easy way to do it!. Growing hops is a lot easier than brewing beer. Keep your hops happy and then your neighbor will be happy and then you will be happy! :D
My Wife and I grow Cascade & Fuggles hopss, the Fuggles makes a good hops tea. I use the Cascade hops to juice up my lager beers to make juice bomb beers ha ha. This is a good video. And also we dont do any thing to our hops and every year they grow again. cheers !
I"m glad you enjoyed my hop harvest video. It sounds like you appreciate your hops in a lot of ways! And you are right about how easy they are to grow! Are you adding juice and your Cascade hops to commercial beer?
Thank you for this video! Watched it twice and just picked my first hop harvest today! Drying them and will try canning with the method you suggest before freezing.... Many thanks, Haphazard Homestead, for the advice and encouragement this video provided! They smell great!
+Paul Finney Thank you! I'm fortunate to have some vigorous hop plants! Hops are good in so many ways. I've been eating spring shoots this week and look forward to some of the young leaves in my salads soon, too. Enjoy your own hops! : )
I have a big bunch of feral hops up back..i put up poles 4 in all and the hops are now all the way up..so i plan on cutting all the vines and then all ya have to do is take out all the screws and the poles can be tipped over and the vines can be removed..then all it is lain out on a clean tarp and the catkins are picked then..i really appreciate your video because i was not Sure when i should harvest ..and it makes perfect sense to get them when they are drier because of mold problems
Good for you on growing the hops. You will really enjoy them. They are monsters once they get going. And the hop shoots that you will thin out in the spring are great to eat, too!
I'm glad you're growing hops, Foopie! They are such a great plant, for so much more than the hop cones for beer. They can be monsters, so get ready, lol. Happy hop growing!
+PFC Brewery Glad you enjoyed my video! And I'm glad you enjoy growing hops -- they are great! I'm eating the newly emerging hop shoots right now, as a way to thin out my plants, and because they are so tasty! I'll be posting a video on that soon. Here's to hops! : )
Glad you enjoyed my hop harvest video. That's impressive that you're able to grow hops in the Phillipines! Hops and the tropics can be a challenge. Are you doing something to force the plants to go dormant for awhile after you've harvested the hop crop?
This hop picking was awesome, I truly enjoyed myself. I was there for four hours. The farmer cut down the vines and he brought them to the pickers, that were sitting on high back chairs at a table. Here we strip the hops of the vine into a large tub. When tub was full, it was weighed, we had to pick to fill an order which was started early in the morning, we will continue picking tomorrow for another 15 pounds to fill the order which goes to the brewery at noon. These hops are to use as wet hops, not dried. I wonder what my next adventure will be, I can hardly wait. I hope it will be as interesting and with enjoyable people. Love Always
Thanks for letting us all know how your hop picking adventure turned out. It sounds like a great time! There is a strong tradition of people, from all walks of life and different cultures, getting together to harvest hops. I'm glad you got to experience that -- and the wonderful aroma of the ripe hops! :D
I loved watching your video. It’s time to harvest my hops and was looking for some new ideas when I came across your video. You commentary and video editing are great.
Hey Haphazard I don't know if you remember me but I spoke to you earlier this year. I had a rabbit problem here in the UK which I sorted out in the end and our resident foxes and hawks helped with. We have just harvested our first crop of goldings hops and have been really pleased with the yield for our first year! We are now drying the cones ready for vacuum packing for future use and freezing. Your videos are great, so keep up the good work and happy hopping to you. Kindest regards DOWR KAMMEL BREWING COMPANY
Hey, Chip Jem. Congratulations on your hop harvest! I"m glad the rabbits didn't get your plants. The aromas must be great around your place right now! Best of success in every way that you use your hops!
Great video, my hops are doing amazing this year, was wondering about this Hop chocolate you mentioned.... I cant seem to find the video on it. Also hope all is well, I noticed it's been awhile since you posted. Cheers
I have some hops in the garden now, growing on a wind surfing mast. I live in a dry climate. Do you do a video on how to use the hops for beer? Great video
Your wind surfing mast sounds like a great hop pole! I haven't made a brewing video yet, but I do have a recipe in mind for this fall, using buds from Cottonwood trees, too. I hope it turns out good! Enjoy your hops!
Great Video, thanks for share your experience, we just start this year with cascade hoops 30 plants and they are doing pretty well, looking forwars to make beer with fresh hoops we already get almost 11 Kg in 4 timies picking , and expecting to get some more, beside I am testing with some rizomas of columbus, nugget, just 2 plants of each, I will for sure look into to use also for cooking
Wow, that's a lot of hops! You really hopped on the hop train, haha. I guess you will be making a lot of beer! You might be interested in my video on making pickled hop shoots from the new shoots that come up in the springtime. You will have to thin your hop vines once they are established, so it's nice that the shoots are tasty to eat, too. I'll be posting videos on cooking with hops and eating spring hop shoots, sometime this fall. Enjoy your hop harvest!
Great video!! I learned so much from you and had a fantastic first harvest! I do have a question though, after harvest should I cut down my bines in autumn to prepare for next year? Thanks!
Not sure if this question has been asked already but, why not use a vacuum food saver for the storage? There's no heat involved during the packing process
If you have a vacuum food saver, that certainly works. Or a vacuum tool for canning jars, too. I don't have either one. But thanks for mentioning that option!
New subscriber. You are amazing at explaining hops harvesting and the actual make up of the hop “flower”. I do have one question, when putting in jars, how long do the hops stay viable? Thank you
If you didn't already learn this in the year and a half since this video, it is pretty easy and cheap to do too. You can use a break bleeder or a food saver system to vacuum seal your cans.
Thanks. I will have to check that out in preparation for my next harvest. I dehydrate a lot of other harvest, too. Anything to keep oxygen from getting at the harvest! : )
Here is a direct link to the vacuum sealer I have, but I would buy it elsewhere for less if you decide it is for you. They have multiple options for vacuum sealing a multitude of things. Also I would look up break bleeder vacuum sealer on google to see that option that a lot of people prefer and think is far superior and reliable. www.foodsaver.com/vacuum-sealers/?gclid=CjwKEAjw5_vHBRCBtt2NqqCDjiESJABD5rCJuZbx1kpiOIbXYSqDjhX-x73jSF_9rmenYrOy6A9UrBoCLlvw_wcB&kwid=104986040x7215816010x56676490 I get no money from this link or any affiliation with the company or sellers.
Thanks! I've got a vacuum sealer sort of like this. I like using reusable glass jars rather than a plastic bag, so one that I can connect with a jar would be great!
That one can hook up to the jars and is one of the reasons I got it. I have read though that the break bleeder works better and if your current one doesn't seal reusable cans that would be a good thing to know. Loving the videos and the increased output this month.
There are also multiple models manufactured by that company. Do you know if hops will work out in South East New England? I haven't seen anything regarding this and knew that most Hops were made in the West or even more likely North West.
Thanks for the video! I planted a few this year and I'm in the process of building a trellis. I've brewed for years, in fact my parents owned a wine and beer making shop when I was a kid. I'm excited to grow my own. Can you tell me about what you do with yours at the end of the season? Do they need to be cut down or are they like a clematis and benefit from having a little structure left in place.
If you don't have a dehydrator, you will need to set up something with good air flow and dry conditions. Laying them on a window screen works good, set up in a garage or in a covered area outdoors if your weather is dry, with a fan to keep the air moving. The fan shouldn't be right on the hops, because they will blow away, but aimed to keep the air circulating. Hope that helps! Enjoy your hops!
I have a first year crop of centennial and cascade hops. A productive homegrown crop. Two questions: (1) do you think I can brew fresh with a first year crop? (2) How do I manage the weight - say at 60 minutes my receipt calls for 1 oz. Centennial what would you recommend I use by weight using fresh picked hops? I guess a third question - would you use fresh hops throughout the boil and for dry hopping ? I noticed you said you use at the start of the boil. Great video - thanks!
The hops from a first year crop should be fine, as long as you see the yellow resin in the hop cones. With homegrown hops, the outcome of any recipe can vary, because the hops may have more or less resin, depending on the summer climate and the growing conditions. Commercial operations use hops that are tested, so they can plan better and get a consistent outcome. Fresh hops can be used in the boil or for dry hopping later. Some varieties are better for one use or another, though. Hops that have a fruity aroma, for example, would be good for dry hopping. I brew some beer, but I'm not an artisan -- so some good home and craft brewers would be able to tell you a lot more! Happy brewing!
Thanks, Eswari Balan. With these hops, there are not any seeds. Hops have male and female plants. Hop growers only want female plants, without any males around. That way, the plants put all their energy into the flowers and hop resin, rather than into seeds. Hop breeders need both male and female plants, of course. Hope that helps.
That's one way. But I just take out what I want from each jar, and then put the jar back in the freezer. That seems to work. I'm not trying to store it for years, so it seems to work fine this way. Other folks here in the comments have suggested using the vacuum sealers for canning jars (to take the air out of the jars), or using vacuum sealers that work with plastic bags. Hope that helps. Enjoy your hops! :D
Hey xxx xxx, thanks for subscribing! I have a video that shows 5 ways to eat hop shoots that come up in the springtime. I think the young shoots are so good to eat, it's worth growing hops just for that reason, even if you never harvest the hops flowers for brewing beer. But I use the hop flowers in cooking, too. I'll be putting up videos, soon, showing how to make Hop Mac and Cheese, Hop Hot Chocolate, Hop Tea, and other tasty treats. Hops are great in a yard, too, because they are beautiful and don't take much care.
Awesome video and very interesting. Have you ever tried liquor with hops? I harvested recently hops for the first time to brew beer, but it has such an amazing smell I think I should try for other things and it came to my mind liquor. By the way, how do you use it for tea?
I know that's the only plant closely related to cannabis. .. interesting to see your drying techniques. I chuckled because not that it's wrong but it's the same as drying buds. Where can I order hops at?
It sounds like you have plenty of experience to know how to dry hops just right! You can buy harvested hops from many home brewing stores. If you want to grow hops, the spring garden catalogs usually sell the rhizomes. If you know anyone who grows hops, they will have plenty of rhizomes in the spring, to give you some! Hope that helps.
Sorry for the 'dumb' question, do you cut the hops bush back each year? does the bush make good chop and drop? Or do the worms get them? Sensational vid love your enthusiasm.
Yes, I cut them back all the way to the ground. They will die back to the ground in the winter anyway, and then they put on all new growth in the spring. I put everything in my big compost bins. The vines do take some time to break down. I've never tried chop and drop for hops. Hope that helps. Enjoy your hops - they are a great plant!
Really great video, thanks!! Someone told me hops plants are male or female and you can only use cones of one... is that true? ALSO - is there any way to use the oven or something else in place of a dehydrator (which I don't have)?? Thanks!
i don't know the answer, but i know hops are in the same family as marijuana (cannabaceae), and marijuana has substantial differences in characteristics and uses between male and female, so i guess it is possible.
Very interesting. My dad when he first got his farm was growing hops. Then people who grew it had to stop because it was then used to make beer from the story he told. So everyone had to turn to other things like wheat and veggies and GARDENS. It was then against the law to grow hops in any way or form. Your video was very interesting. What do you do with what you get from them. Marie
+Marie D. “Marie Mandolin” Henry I think you have a very interesting history, Marie! I use hops to make beer, to make tea, to make hot chocolate (Hop chocolate), hop mustard, and for cooking. It goes well with cheese, like in macaroni and cheese. It works in roasts, similar to using juniper berries. And it counteracts sweet things, like in the hop chocolate. But it doesn't take much! They go a long way.
+Apron Acres Thanks! I'm in Oregon's Willamette Valley, so I planted Cascade and Willamette hops. Over the years, I've divided them and moved them and lost track of who's who. Hops vary in their strength from year to year, and without testing like the commercial operations, users of home-grown hops expect some variation and work within ranges rather than precise amounts. I've had good results with mine for basic ales and porters. I've never tried making yeast with hops, although I have been looking at old-time recipes. The principle is the same as with beer -- the hops hold off the bacteria, so the yeast can do their work without competition or contamination. So that yeast can be dried or turned into cakes without being contaminated by bacteria over time. If you've tried making yeast with hops, I'd love to hear about it! Thanks!
That's a great question! Hop cones can look so different from year to year, or from one part of the vine to another. So just looking at the cones won't necessarily help. A master beer brewer may be able to tell from their aroma, because some are distinctive. Or from a hop "tea" that highlights the fragrance vs. the bitterness. That's a good idea for a future video -- thanks!
I bought dehydrated Hops for the first time and stored them in a jar. I got them out today and there is all this bright yellow orange residue in the bottom of the jar and on the sides. Is this a type of mold or is this the resin? Thanks.
Hello ma'am have a nice day,, I am interested to plant here in Philippines , can I have the seeds from you , thank you more power to your channel and God bless
I am invited to a hop farm tonight to help harvest hops. I have never done so before.
I loved the look of the plant , the vine and the hops. themselves from photos.
I watch this video and others to get an idea as to what it's all about.
Thanks for the hint of wearing a long shirt, no one told me to take one along.
I am excited for the new knowledge that awaits me on the hop farm.
I am 77 and I feel I am never too old to learn something new.
Thanks for sharing your time to make this video. Love Always
You are in for a fun time, with wonderful aromas and happy hop-harvesting people! I'll be interested to hear how their harvesting was different. Their hop vines will probably be a lot taller! They may cut the vines down, so you won't have to among the scratchy vines with a long-sleeved shirt. But you will still get sticky fingers from all the resin. It washes off with soap and water! Have a great time! :D
Oh my goodness this is the honestly the loveliest video I've ever seen on TH-cam. You are absolutely fantastic and this has now shown me what to do with my hops! Thank you!!
Thanks so much - I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Hops are fun to grow. I hope you can enjoy eating their new shoots in the springtime, too. Hops have a lot to offer! Happy hop season! :D
I learned my hops are not ready and I need to wait. Ver timely, useful AND entertaining video. Thank you.
I hope you have another great hop harvest this year, too.
Not this year. The spring Unrelenting rain really put a crimp in the harvest
those hops look delicious...can't wait to eat them
Excellent video! My 6 year old just stumbled onto some hops near her school. When she showed them to me I couldn't believe the bounty of these wild hops. I'm collecting the rest tomorrow. Some are brown, but the rest look perfect as you've described in this video. Great narration, editing, sound/video quality and content. Perfect.
I'm glad you enjoyed my hop harvest video! I hope you've been enjoying the wild hops that your daughter found by her school. Hops are so great, in so many ways. I hope you get some hops this harvest season, too!
You don't give yourself enough credit. Very well done!!!
Thanks so much! Enjoy some hops!
You have a very good voice over, very informative.
Thank you!
My hips is wild this year!!! So excited for the harvest
i am very glad i found this video i was staring at all the hops i just grew debating what to do.
FantSTIC VID. jUST HARVESTEDMY HOPS, AND MADE SOME TINCTURE SO FAR. lOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR COOKING! tHANKS hEAPS LISA
You must be in the Southern Hemisphere. Glad you enjoyed my video. I'll get those cooking ones posted soon! Hop chocolate, hop tea, hop cheese, and hop mac and cheese are all good! Nice work in harvesting your hops! I hope you enjoy their young shoots in the spring, too!
Thanks for sharing! This is my first season with hops. I have three varieties, the tallest of which is 17ft currently. Excellent explanations and visual aids. This helped a lot.
I'm glad you found my video helpful. You are going to enjoy your hops. I've had mine a couple decades and they are such monsters! I've made root cuttings and spread mine around many times, too. You will have to thin out their shoots in the spring, but those shoots are good to eat. I'll be putting up a video about that soon. Enjoy your incredible hops!
Very nicely done, just got my first crop of hops!
Thank you so much I could not figure out when to harvest my hops , and how to store !!! Now I just have to make some awesome brew
I'm glad my video was helpful! It's fun to have hops to experiment with! Enjoy your future brew! :D
Thank you for this perfectly fabulous informational video!
Thank you so much for putting this up. I have some Chinook and Columbia hops in my back yard on a trellis and plan to pick them in late summer for my neighbor, who will then turn them into beer !
That's the easy way to do it!. Growing hops is a lot easier than brewing beer. Keep your hops happy and then your neighbor will be happy and then you will be happy! :D
My Wife and I grow Cascade & Fuggles hopss, the Fuggles makes a good hops tea. I use the Cascade hops to juice up my lager beers to make juice bomb beers ha ha. This is a good video. And also we dont do any thing to our hops and every year they grow again. cheers !
I"m glad you enjoyed my hop harvest video. It sounds like you appreciate your hops in a lot of ways! And you are right about how easy they are to grow! Are you adding juice and your Cascade hops to commercial beer?
Excellent video! Thank you for sharing your knowledge, this season I will be giving it a shot for some homebrew! Cheers!
Great video! Your narration is top notch. Great voice.
Thank you for this video! Watched it twice and just picked my first hop harvest today! Drying them and will try canning with the method you suggest before freezing.... Many thanks, Haphazard Homestead, for the advice and encouragement this video provided! They smell great!
Excellent video!
Thank you. I'm going to go pick mine now here in NH.
I don't brew or drink but I think this information is very very cool.
Thanks! I'll have to make some videos about other ways to use hops that don't involve alcohol. I do enjoy hop tea quite a bit.
I am just about ready to harvest my first crop of hops. Your video was very helpful
and straightforward.
Congratulations on your first hop harvest! Glad you found my video helpful. Enjoy your hops, however you use them!
Have you ever tried using a vacuum seal for mason jars? It sucks out most of the air. Lovely for delicate foods. Thank you for your awesome videos!
Wow !!! Well done my friend keep on keeping!!!. Tell Gary I don't want any strawberries!!!
+laro lass Thanks! Will do!
You are a wonderful teacher!
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Thanks, Aname Aname! I'm glad my videos are helpful for you.
Great video. I harvested too early last year. Want to do it right this year.
Top video for harvesting hops, well done
+Paul Finney Thank you! I'm fortunate to have some vigorous hop plants! Hops are good in so many ways. I've been eating spring shoots this week and look forward to some of the young leaves in my salads soon, too. Enjoy your own hops! : )
Thank You! Great video!!
Glad it helped, JRb!
I have a big bunch of feral hops up back..i put up poles 4 in all and the hops are now all the way up..so i plan on cutting all the vines and then all ya have to do is take out all the screws and the poles can be tipped over and the vines can be removed..then all it is lain out on a clean tarp and the catkins are picked then..i really appreciate your video because i was not Sure when i should harvest ..and it makes perfect sense to get them when they are drier because of mold problems
Thanks for the great video! Just harvested my first-ever hops batch (from the wild, to boot!), so this was very helpful.
Oh!! I should plants some in the forest!! Wild hops 😁
you have the most amazing personality, you know that?
Thanks for the nice compliment. And thanks for watching my video, too! I hope you get to enjoy some hops in one form or another!
this is my first time growing and I'm excited for making home brew and anything else I can. total organic.
Good for you on growing the hops. You will really enjoy them. They are monsters once they get going. And the hop shoots that you will thin out in the spring are great to eat, too!
Whoop whoop
Your vid is infectious! I'm hoping to start growing hops in my backyard soon because of you! Outstanding!!! viva hops!
Thanks! Hops are such monsters once you get them started. They are fun to grow, for sure! Here's to hops for all! : )
lol nice puns. and i'm growing some now, thanks for the info!
I'm glad you're growing hops, Foopie! They are such a great plant, for so much more than the hop cones for beer. They can be monsters, so get ready, lol. Happy hop growing!
Very entertaining and informative! Thank you! My first crop of hops is reaching for the sky right now.
Great video! Thanks for posting! I love growing hops as well!
+PFC Brewery Glad you enjoyed my video! And I'm glad you enjoy growing hops -- they are great! I'm eating the newly emerging hop shoots right now, as a way to thin out my plants, and because they are so tasty! I'll be posting a video on that soon. Here's to hops! : )
this video is very informative Thank you... believe it or not I'm growing hops in the Philippines.
Glad you enjoyed my hop harvest video. That's impressive that you're able to grow hops in the Phillipines! Hops and the tropics can be a challenge. Are you doing something to force the plants to go dormant for awhile after you've harvested the hop crop?
Hiyas, I am enjoying watching your videos. Thank you :) blessings
Do you have a video propagating more hops from the rhizomes to new zones? Beautiful plants, thanks for sharing 🍀
Great video. You can use a vacuum sealing attachment for the canning jars that will help pull more air out. This may help with the shelf life.
That's a good idea, for sure, Andrew Prociuk. Thanks for adding that! Happy hopping!
This hop picking was awesome, I truly enjoyed myself. I was there for four hours.
The farmer cut down the vines and he brought them to the pickers, that were sitting on high back chairs at a table. Here we strip the hops of the vine into a large tub. When tub was full, it was weighed, we had to pick to fill an order which was started early in the morning, we will continue picking tomorrow for another 15 pounds to fill the order which goes to the brewery at noon. These hops are to use as wet hops, not dried. I wonder what my next adventure will be, I can hardly wait. I hope it will be as interesting and with enjoyable people. Love Always
Thanks for letting us all know how your hop picking adventure turned out. It sounds like a great time! There is a strong tradition of people, from all walks of life and different cultures, getting together to harvest hops. I'm glad you got to experience that -- and the wonderful aroma of the ripe hops! :D
Great video! Thanks, I’m getting ready to bring in my first modest hop harvest!
That was really informative and we'll presented. Thanks
Greetings from Mexico... great video !!
Wow! Amazing vid! Im gna have to try the canning jar freeze method,after all i have tons around the house as it is.
Thanks
Enjoy your hop harvest and all the things you make with your hops! :D
Great tutorial! Thanks.
You're welcome. Have a great hop harvest!
I loved watching your video. It’s time to harvest my hops and was looking for some new ideas when I came across your video. You commentary and video editing are great.
You my friend, have a new subscriber
hop chocolate sounds awesome
You know it! I'll try to get that video up soon!
Great video, love your voice. I just started growing in Florida.
Hey Haphazard
I don't know if you remember me but I spoke to you earlier this year.
I had a rabbit problem here in the UK which I sorted out in the end and our resident foxes and hawks helped with.
We have just harvested our first crop of goldings hops and have been really pleased with the yield for our first year!
We are now drying the cones ready for vacuum packing for future use and freezing.
Your videos are great, so keep up the good work and happy hopping to you.
Kindest regards
DOWR KAMMEL BREWING COMPANY
Hey, Chip Jem. Congratulations on your hop harvest! I"m glad the rabbits didn't get your plants. The aromas must be great around your place right now! Best of success in every way that you use your hops!
Great video, my hops are doing amazing this year, was wondering about this Hop chocolate you mentioned.... I cant seem to find the video on it. Also hope all is well, I noticed it's been awhile since you posted.
Cheers
you made me smile - thank you!
Thank you !🤠💞👨🌾🇨🇦
I wish i had a hop tree. I use hops quiet often
Hey love the video! I have hops growing this spring :)
Great video! 🍻
what an amazing video, I love your accent too.
very informative, thank you very much, cheers
Loved it!!! Thank you!!
Thanks!
Thanks for sharing!! :)
You're welcome! I hope you can enjoy some hops!
I have some hops in the garden now, growing on a wind surfing mast. I live in a dry climate. Do you do a video on how to use the hops for beer? Great video
Your wind surfing mast sounds like a great hop pole! I haven't made a brewing video yet, but I do have a recipe in mind for this fall, using buds from Cottonwood trees, too. I hope it turns out good! Enjoy your hops!
Great Video, thanks for share your experience, we just start this year with cascade hoops 30 plants and they are doing pretty well, looking forwars to make beer with fresh hoops we already get almost 11 Kg in 4 timies picking , and expecting to get some more, beside I am testing with some rizomas of columbus, nugget, just 2 plants of each, I will for sure look into to use also for cooking
Wow, that's a lot of hops! You really hopped on the hop train, haha. I guess you will be making a lot of beer! You might be interested in my video on making pickled hop shoots from the new shoots that come up in the springtime. You will have to thin your hop vines once they are established, so it's nice that the shoots are tasty to eat, too. I'll be posting videos on cooking with hops and eating spring hop shoots, sometime this fall. Enjoy your hop harvest!
Great video!! I learned so much from you and had a fantastic first harvest! I do have a question though, after harvest should I cut down my bines in autumn to prepare for next year? Thanks!
Not sure if this question has been asked already but, why not use a vacuum food saver for the storage? There's no heat involved during the packing process
If you have a vacuum food saver, that certainly works. Or a vacuum tool for canning jars, too. I don't have either one. But thanks for mentioning that option!
Thanx...valuable info🤠
Thank you this was very helpful new friend
New subscriber. You are amazing at explaining hops harvesting and the actual make up of the hop “flower”. I do have one question, when putting in jars, how long do the hops stay viable? Thank you
Cool!!! Thanks for this information
+Love Travel Thanks! Hope you get to enjoy some hops!
If you didn't already learn this in the year and a half since this video, it is pretty easy and cheap to do too. You can use a break bleeder or a food saver system to vacuum seal your cans.
Thanks. I will have to check that out in preparation for my next harvest. I dehydrate a lot of other harvest, too. Anything to keep oxygen from getting at the harvest! : )
Here is a direct link to the vacuum sealer I have, but I would buy it elsewhere for less if you decide it is for you. They have multiple options for vacuum sealing a multitude of things. Also I would look up break bleeder vacuum sealer on google to see that option that a lot of people prefer and think is far superior and reliable. www.foodsaver.com/vacuum-sealers/?gclid=CjwKEAjw5_vHBRCBtt2NqqCDjiESJABD5rCJuZbx1kpiOIbXYSqDjhX-x73jSF_9rmenYrOy6A9UrBoCLlvw_wcB&kwid=104986040x7215816010x56676490 I get no money from this link or any affiliation with the company or sellers.
Thanks! I've got a vacuum sealer sort of like this. I like using reusable glass jars rather than a plastic bag, so one that I can connect with a jar would be great!
That one can hook up to the jars and is one of the reasons I got it. I have read though that the break bleeder works better and if your current one doesn't seal reusable cans that would be a good thing to know. Loving the videos and the increased output this month.
There are also multiple models manufactured by that company. Do you know if hops will work out in South East New England? I haven't seen anything regarding this and knew that most Hops were made in the West or even more likely North West.
Thanks for the video! I planted a few this year and I'm in the process of building a trellis. I've brewed for years, in fact my parents owned a wine and beer making shop when I was a kid. I'm excited to grow my own. Can you tell me about what you do with yours at the end of the season? Do they need to be cut down or are they like a clematis and benefit from having a little structure left in place.
Great tips there through the whole process. Thanks. (What do you recommend for those without a humidifier? Longer air drying?)
If you don't have a dehydrator, you will need to set up something with good air flow and dry conditions. Laying them on a window screen works good, set up in a garage or in a covered area outdoors if your weather is dry, with a fan to keep the air moving. The fan shouldn't be right on the hops, because they will blow away, but aimed to keep the air circulating. Hope that helps! Enjoy your hops!
Nice and thanks!
I have a first year crop of centennial and cascade hops. A productive homegrown crop. Two questions: (1) do you think I can brew fresh with a first year crop? (2) How do I manage the weight - say at 60 minutes my receipt calls for 1 oz. Centennial what would you recommend I use by weight using fresh picked hops? I guess a third question - would you use fresh hops throughout the boil and for dry hopping ? I noticed you said you use at the start of the boil. Great video - thanks!
The hops from a first year crop should be fine, as long as you see the yellow resin in the hop cones. With homegrown hops, the outcome of any recipe can vary, because the hops may have more or less resin, depending on the summer climate and the growing conditions. Commercial operations use hops that are tested, so they can plan better and get a consistent outcome.
Fresh hops can be used in the boil or for dry hopping later. Some varieties are better for one use or another, though. Hops that have a fruity aroma, for example, would be good for dry hopping. I brew some beer, but I'm not an artisan -- so some good home and craft brewers would be able to tell you a lot more! Happy brewing!
Love your bubbly voice.
Which part is the seed?
Thanks, Eswari Balan. With these hops, there are not any seeds. Hops have male and female plants. Hop growers only want female plants, without any males around. That way, the plants put all their energy into the flowers and hop resin, rather than into seeds. Hop breeders need both male and female plants, of course. Hope that helps.
Thank you so much for this video. I learned a lot. Very well done and informative!
You're welcome. I hope you have a good hop growing year!
Great video. How would you work it if you only want to use a small amount each time? Smaller jars?
That's one way. But I just take out what I want from each jar, and then put the jar back in the freezer. That seems to work. I'm not trying to store it for years, so it seems to work fine this way. Other folks here in the comments have suggested using the vacuum sealers for canning jars (to take the air out of the jars), or using vacuum sealers that work with plastic bags. Hope that helps. Enjoy your hops! :D
Hops grow EVERYWHERE we have one that overgrows it’s trellis. Apparently they grow well in Colorado
I really want some hop chocolate!
Nice video
great video cheers
Hello , I'm a new subscriber to your amazing channel. I would want to know what is the usage of hops other than its use in beer preparations ?
Hey xxx xxx, thanks for subscribing! I have a video that shows 5 ways to eat hop shoots that come up in the springtime. I think the young shoots are so good to eat, it's worth growing hops just for that reason, even if you never harvest the hops flowers for brewing beer. But I use the hop flowers in cooking, too. I'll be putting up videos, soon, showing how to make Hop Mac and Cheese, Hop Hot Chocolate, Hop Tea, and other tasty treats. Hops are great in a yard, too, because they are beautiful and don't take much care.
I'm out to go look for some
I hope you found some hops, to grow or to use. Hops are great.
Awesome video and very interesting. Have you ever tried liquor with hops?
I harvested recently hops for the first time to brew beer, but it has such an amazing smell I think I should try for other things and it came to my mind liquor.
By the way, how do you use it for tea?
I know that's the only plant closely related to cannabis. .. interesting to see your drying techniques. I chuckled because not that it's wrong but it's the same as drying buds. Where can I order hops at?
It sounds like you have plenty of experience to know how to dry hops just right! You can buy harvested hops from many home brewing stores. If you want to grow hops, the spring garden catalogs usually sell the rhizomes. If you know anyone who grows hops, they will have plenty of rhizomes in the spring, to give you some! Hope that helps.
Sorry for the 'dumb' question, do you cut the hops bush back each year? does the bush make good chop and drop? Or do the worms get them? Sensational vid love your enthusiasm.
Yes, I cut them back all the way to the ground. They will die back to the ground in the winter anyway, and then they put on all new growth in the spring. I put everything in my big compost bins. The vines do take some time to break down. I've never tried chop and drop for hops. Hope that helps. Enjoy your hops - they are a great plant!
U filed up hops in jar glass and it take same time to make beer or ready to make after drying them
Putting the hops in the glass jar is just for storing them over many months. That way, I can use them all year, instead of only at harvest time.
Awesome video! Subbed time to dive more into your channel Cheers!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed my hop harvest video. I hope you get a chance to enjoy some hops!
I wonder if you could us a convection oven to dry them off?
Really great video, thanks!! Someone told me hops plants are male or female and you can only use cones of one... is that true? ALSO - is there any way to use the oven or something else in place of a dehydrator (which I don't have)??
Thanks!
i don't know the answer, but i know hops are in the same family as marijuana (cannabaceae), and marijuana has substantial differences in characteristics and uses between male and female, so i guess it is possible.
Very interesting. My dad when he first got his farm was growing hops. Then people who grew it had to stop because it was then used to make beer from the story he told. So everyone had to turn to other things like wheat and veggies and GARDENS. It was then against the law to grow hops in any way or form. Your video was very interesting. What do you do with what you get from them. Marie
+Marie D. “Marie Mandolin” Henry I think you have a very interesting history, Marie! I use hops to make beer, to make tea, to make hot chocolate (Hop chocolate), hop mustard, and for cooking. It goes well with cheese, like in macaroni and cheese. It works in roasts, similar to using juniper berries. And it counteracts sweet things, like in the hop chocolate. But it doesn't take much! They go a long way.
Thanks for the info. Most interesting. Your friend, Marie
I see you reply to every comment... well played.. and ty!
I try -- I do care about the topics of my videos and am interested in questions people have.
good job - what variety of hops do you have? Have you ever tried making hops into yeast for bread baking?
+Apron Acres Thanks! I'm in Oregon's Willamette Valley, so I planted Cascade and Willamette hops. Over the years, I've divided them and moved them and lost track of who's who. Hops vary in their strength from year to year, and without testing like the commercial operations, users of home-grown hops expect some variation and work within ranges rather than precise amounts. I've had good results with mine for basic ales and porters.
I've never tried making yeast with hops, although I have been looking at old-time recipes. The principle is the same as with beer -- the hops hold off the bacteria, so the yeast can do their work without competition or contamination. So that yeast can be dried or turned into cakes without being contaminated by bacteria over time. If you've tried making yeast with hops, I'd love to hear about it! Thanks!
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Hi. I planted my four varieties of hops two years ago and now I can't remember what's what. LOL Any ideas how to figure it out?
That's a great question! Hop cones can look so different from year to year, or from one part of the vine to another. So just looking at the cones won't necessarily help. A master beer brewer may be able to tell from their aroma, because some are distinctive. Or from a hop "tea" that highlights the fragrance vs. the bitterness. That's a good idea for a future video -- thanks!
I bought dehydrated Hops for the first time and stored them in a jar. I got them out today and there is all this bright yellow orange residue in the bottom of the jar and on the sides. Is this a type of mold or is this the resin? Thanks.
That should be the resin. That's what everyone is after when they are harvesting the hops.
THANK U!
I found out that hops is a cannabaceae just like our good old friend Cannabis.
No wonder why beer goes so well with weed hey!?!
Haha, great insight! It's fun to find out what plants are related to each other. Enjoy your hops and perhaps your hop relatives, too! ; )
Hello ma'am have a nice day,, I am interested to plant here in Philippines , can I have the seeds from you , thank you more power to your channel and God bless
Radar O'Reilly home-brews? whoda thunk it? I knew Hawk-Eye and BJ hadda still.
Oh yeah. Home brews can be so good and they aren't too hard to make. It's easier than a still! ; )
Plz help me. Me from India . from where I buy hops seeds and how harvest.but type of soil needed
I would like to buy a hop tree. Can you help me?
Has anyone used Dodonaea viscosa as an alternative to hops?
Is this possible in India, how can we get its seeds?