So any updates after the 2018 harvest?
The 2018 harvest was a blast. Way more cones to deal with, so we put together a micro hop stripper. Worked like a charm. Our experimental yard was harvest in a matter of hours (instead of days like 2017).
Since then, we've been brewing up batches to get a better feel for the flavor profile of each. In fact, I'm just finishing up a set of pale ales to compare 025 with 042: https://twitter.com/i/moments/1093561165647499270
In our second yard, we culled some 500 seedlings down to the 40 strongest females. Won't have any new info on those until they break ground in the spring.
No seeds in these ladies.How do you harvest the seeds from the cones?
It ended up putting out a few ounces short of a pound with some nice cones and good vigor. The raspberry aroma is still present at harvest but won't be able to verify that it will transfer to a beer until it's used.
Vigor and agronomics all look good but the lower sidearms seem to want to go bananas more so than any other variety I've ever dealt with. The lower vegetation was initially stripped around early June. A second huge flush of lower sidearms was stripped in early August. What you see in the pictures is what has grown since then. Most of those are between 3 and 4 feet long. Strange?
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I've not brewed with it as the raspberry character has lessened since my initial notes were taken and the oil profile hasn't really improved enough to make me want to brew with it. But, it has really good vigor and is very structurally solid from a morphological perspective along with a favorable response to downy and some other pluses that have me thinking that I may take seeds from her in the future?Hi, what happened to that hops?
this aroma of raspberry (and banana) is very interesting
"Bonjour, ce houblon est devenu quoi ?
c'est très intéressant cet arôme de framboise (et de banane)"
25 on the other hand, is like nothing I've ever tasted. The aroma of fresh strawberries hits as soon as you pull the tap. Diving in, the beer has a pleasant cedar/cinnamon spice to it that works surprisingly well with the strawberry.
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As mentioned, we've been brewing up micro batches with the experimental hops to test their true flavors/aromas. Only part way through, but lots of what you might expect: pine, citrus and floral notes. Then, we hit upon something a bit more unique...
The smash batch of 042 (left) vs 025 (right) is on tap right now.
42 gave off an extremely clean bitterness with only slight hints of citrus.
25 on the other hand, is like nothing I've ever tasted. The aroma of fresh strawberries hits as soon as you pull the tap. Diving in, the beer has a pleasant cedar/cinnamon spice to it that works surprisingly well with the strawberry.
Even my 7yo started sniffing the air when she walked into the room: "dad, are you hiding strawberries?"
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25 on the other hand, is like nothing I've ever tasted. The aroma of fresh strawberries hits as soon as you pull the tap. Diving in, the beer has a pleasant cedar/cinnamon spice to it that works surprisingly well with the strawberry.
Even my 7yo started sniffing the air when she walked into the room: "dad, are you hiding strawberries?"
That is correct. As is 042. When they say hops are extremely heterozygous, it is no joke.025 is a Magnum x Chinook ?!?
That is correct. As is 042. When they say hops are extremely heterozygous, it is no joke.
Plus at least one other male, though? What would that one be?
That is correct. You can roll back this thread a ways, but the TLDR is:Nope ! Nagmay Potter did a little magic trick and used feminize pollen from Magnum.
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