Hop funk

[Kevin O'Roundwood]

Just went out to harvest my hops there and they're smelling a bit... eh... odd. They smelt good and hoppy last week but I've been waiting for my vacuum sealer to arrive, and now they don't smell great. Slightly garlicy. 

Is this what happens when you leave it too late?

[Leann ull]

Go Go Go!

http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/how-to-brew/how-to-grow-hops/

[Pheeel]

Just went out to harvest my hops there and they're smelling a bit... eh... odd. They smelt good and hoppy last week but I've been waiting for my vacuum sealer to arrive, and now they don't smell great. Slightly garlicy. 

Is this what happens when you leave it too late?

If it's a non vacuum sealed bag I'd expect it to smell funky after a week. A couple of months ago I was going to do a brew the following day, it got delayed by a week and the hops I was going to use smelled awful. Thankfully I had backups..

[Drum]

I harvested my cascade last week and there was a garlicky smell from them aswell, would have liked to harvest a few days earlier as they looked ready but didnt have time. I've had them drying in paper sandwich bags 6 days now and they smell like hops again. The garlic smell had me worried for a day or 2 alright tho.

[Frequent Sequence]

If it's any consolation I have bought commercial hops with a bang of garlic off them. The lads at the last Galway meet got to sample an imperial ipa with tons of garlic hops. 

This is a product of late harvesting. It's not a flavor that fades easily and was very noticeable even after some months. 

[Kevin O'Roundwood]

feck... 

Ah well, it was only an experiment anyway - it's not like the baby's new shoes were depending on them . I'll see how they dry out anyway, and if they go the way of yours Drum I might chuck them in a kit hack or something and see how it turns out