BeerBorg

That is so cool Leigh.

I really need to try this. My problem is if it doesn't bark or meow at me I forget to water and feed it.

Nice! You making a fresh hopped beer or drying the whole kit?

TOTALLY AWESOME LM

Great pics, sure hope we have scratch and sniff on the Borg by the time your beer is ready.

DaYooper wrote:Nice! You making a fresh hopped beer or drying the whole kit?

I decided to dry them. I'm about to leave home again for work and I don't know when I'll be able to use them in a brew. I need to find a good recipe for these hops!

Brewbirds wrote:TOTALLY AWESOME LM

Great pics, sure hope we have scratch and sniff on the Borg by the time your beer is ready.

Funny you mention that. I was really wishing I had "Smellovision" so share the smell of these hops!

Harvested, Dried, packaged, sealed and put in the freezer for the next brew

4.75 oz of Nugget (Dried)

Nice! How long did it take you to dry them, and how did you know when they were done?

gwcr wrote:Nice! How long did it take you to dry them, and how did you know when they were done?

Last year when I help Liberty Street Brewing pick hops, they had a "Hop Box" dryer that had several levels of screens with a light bulb in the bottom and a fan blowing from the top. They dried their hops for about 3 days until they were very "papery" in feel (Think dried flowers) and had lost most/all of the water weight. I basically followed the same guidelines for my hops. I checked my hops once or twice a day to see how they were coming along and mixed them up to make sure they were drying evenly. It was actually quite easy.