When will U.S 2020 hops be available ? and where ?
Thanks!
Whole cone hops are avail now. Pellets take a bit longer.
Here’s one vendor: https://hopsdirect.com/
Harvest is going on in Yakima right now. Check yakimachief.com for availability of their hops.
Mine are drying in the basement, ready for use Sunday morning.
Keep in mind that you want to dry them pretty quickly if you can. Growers I know use 130-135F for 3-4 hours to preserve quality.
Thanks, will check those sites out.
Any potential impact to hop farms from the current fires? First and foremost, my concern would be for human safety, but also concerned about the livelihood for all these farms. Sounds pretty scary in parts.
Nope doesn’t seem to be. Heavy smoke, but no fire in Yakima. COVID has been more of an issue for them.
Maybe this years crop will have a subtle smokey flavor.
Doubt it! 2 years ago it was almost as smoky. People were worried about it affecting the wine grape crop. It didn’t. AFAIK, from what I’ve been told by friends in Yakima, it’s not super smoky there…at least not yet.
I have too many too fit in a dehydrator and too few every year to bother building anything bigger so I dry them on a screen in the cellar with a fan for two days. They have been fine in the past, and they seemed in good shape when I used them this morning. I am sure it’s not optimal.
Each variety has an optimum picking window Aroma comes first, Alpha later. Centennial is one of the first early in the Fourth week of August. Around Sept. 1 Simcoe comes in. First week of October they are wrapping up, Warrior is one of the last.
Hops are baked once dried. Some breweries use whole cones. Most of the hops go to pellets. Some are processed into extract.
Hope I like 2020 Mt Hood leaf hops.
I have 1 pound coming my way.
Jeez 1 LB !
Received in 2 days, foil vacuum sealed 1 pound 2020 Mt Hood leaf hops, 4.7AA.
Immediately put in refrigerator. Tomorrow will split into one ounce
measurements, vacuum seal, then return to refrigerator.
Can’t wait to use them, never used Mt Hood before.
They make a great sub for Hallertau or noble hops in general I’ve found
The hops have a nice aroma, chewed on one, and it was good.
Changed plan, split into 1.5 oz’s, vacuum sealed, then into freezer.
Everything I’ve read says freezer is best. If anything like food,
fresh is always better than frozen.
Thanks
Freezer is definitely best.
they’re wodnerful
It might be my favorite so far based on smell and taste.
I was surprised by the lemon note when chewing on a hop.
Drinking up batches with Simcoe and Amarillo, together and by themselves,
don’t like either one of them. Have yet to taste Magnum-pellet, and Nugget-pellet.
They’re in my pipeline and not yet tasted.
I remember working at my LHBS and fresh Mt. Hood smelled so much more pungent and delicious than it’s continental counterparts.