How's everyones hops plants doing so far?

[Rossa]

I harvested a kilo of Wgv yesterday along with 600 g first gold and 300g fuggles. The fuggles don't look ready at all so only took the biggies. Still plenty of hops left though. I'd say I've another kilo or two but I'm going to leave them a while longer.

[LordEoin]

Harvested my Hallertaur Mittelfruh today, only 300grams, but not bad for one rhizome in its first year

The smaragd are a bit behind, so I'll leave them another week or so.

Now, recipe googling time.. 

[brenmurph]

re how much fresh hops versus dried ones..
yesterday I made 34 litres of the harp lager 1962 brecipe with my fresh hops.
I was completly confused by the various references to how much dries versus fresh to use with many reports stating 5-6 times.

Ivve made the brew and tasted today from fermenter  and also tasted the finished wort yester day.
using beersmith I designed the lager recipe having modified the beersmith german pilsner to suit the characteristics os the Harp recipe.
i am delighted with the bitterness and the taste and aroma of the hops in the brew, in fact therre may be slightly on the hoppy side.

Heres the hop shedule for recipe versus what I actually used

Hallertauer ( normally 5% aa) 60 minutes 20g.........actually used 50g of fresh hops
Target (normally 10% aa) 30 minutes  14g....actually used 24g fresh hops
Saaz (normally 5% aa) 2 mins and switch off......leave saaz in primary 10 g.....actually used  18g fresh hops

So as ye see Ive roughly double and have a good result. there is a chance that the polytunnel hops are drier than the ones outside therefore ounce for ounce the needs volume differ
So just warning to be careful as its easier to add hops than to take them out so if ye follow general recomendations to add 5-6 times the amount you may be in trouble.

[johnrm]

Would you be better off drying them first?
We're interested in the oils which will stay in place even when dried.
Plus then your recipe is going to be more easily managed and better replicated with dried hops in the future as wet hops are only available for a short time. (Unless you freeze)

[barkar]

Just caught hold of this thread -  300grm first year, my Nugget didn't even flower ! Is this usual ? 

[imark]

Bleeding snails were eating my fuggles so had to harvest my tiny crop of them yesterday. Cascade not ready yet and they're strangely immune to snails.

[Shane Phelan]

Going to harvest mine this weekend regardless of their condition. I don't expect a large harvest.

[delzep]

Picked and  split open a Fuggle cone, smells nice and hoppy but still slightly grassy/leafy. Gonna leave it a week then harvest I reckon

[Ciderhead]

I was reading an article about wasps being used as organic controllers of Aphids.
I reckon you chaps would be up for a GB next year
http://www.biobest.be/producten/115/3/0/0/

[delzep]

Wasps or ladybirds

Hmmmm tough choice

[imark]

Yes. Wasps are just the addition. Mrs would be delighted with that. :-D

[Brewer Gerard]

Does anybody have hops that are as pungent and as pleasant as what they buy from online shop. I dired out my fuggles from this year and they just dont smell right at all.

[Shane Phelan]

My first year fuggles harvest. Chuffed!

TT

[johnrm]

My 'Crop' was 41g. Wet.
I just about have 1 addition.

[Brewer Gerard]

My first year fuggles harvest. Chuffed!

TT

Cool looks like you harvested around the same time as me. Are you getting the same kind of pungency that you would get from a shop bought packet