Meet at the Hops Garden (23392 E Glidden Drive) to harvest some hops.
When will the hops be ready to harvest? The hops will be ready during the first two weeks of September. The cones should feel a bit like dry paper. When broken open they should have a yellow powder.
If you miss this time slot, just come anytime afterward to harvest on your own.
How many hops to take home? A sandwich bag stuffed pretty full will make one batch.
We expect to harvest about 1 gallon of hops for the home brewers, but the plants will likely have produced more than we need.
The hops are “Nugget” which is a general all-around hop good for beer making.
Nugget was bred by the USDA and saw its first commercial harvest in 1983. Since then, it has become a mainstay in many big American style beers including IPAs, stouts, and barley wines. It is primarily used as a bittering hop due to its high alpha acids, but many highly respected breweries use it for aroma and flavor as well. Nugget’s high myrcene oil content gives it a woody and piney character.
