Hops Harvest Day

[Keg]

Cheers Brett, that was a great day out picking hops, drinking beers, having a laugh and a great BBQ - thanks again for having us and I'm looking forward to putting the hops to use.

[brettdundee]

Thanks to all for making it a great get together.

As usual, we spent an hour chatting before we even saw a hop.   
Unfortunately, the outdoor crop is past its viability, so we'll only get half the haul today. But the sun made a surprise appearance for the entire afternoon, and we're rearing to go.

Here we are sizing up the job. 



Space was a little tight. For the first while we were literally standing in amongst the cascading vines. No better place to get smothered in the aroma.


This is the first year we managed to complete the pick before dark, so we were able to feed the masses before starvation completely kicked in.


Now, for one week of the year, we get to walk around the house with the headphones on, enjoying the lovely aroma of drying hops. Unfortunately, any attempt to remove the headphones, results in hearing the rest of the family constantly whinging about the stench throughout the house.

Cheers