Wheatmeister
Well-Known Member
Question for the group...I yielded over 1lb (dry weight) of Cascades. I used the entire lb in what was intended to be an 10 gal IPA, but ended up tasting like a regular ale. Virtually no hop presence at all other than a slightly bitter backbone. No citrus that you get from the nose when smelling the cones/lupulin.
The lupulin was developed fairly well when I harvested, to the point I was comfortable harvesting, it was mid August.
My hopping schedule was at 60,45,30,15, and 5. I even roughed them up (squeezed them in the bags) to get the oils flowing because they didnt have much smell to them until i would squeeze them open or bruise them up.
I've got 2x as many plants going in next year, so I'd like to figure out where I'm going wrong here. Maybe I picked too early? They looked pretty good.
Anyone else experience this? Any thoughts?
The lupulin was developed fairly well when I harvested, to the point I was comfortable harvesting, it was mid August.
My hopping schedule was at 60,45,30,15, and 5. I even roughed them up (squeezed them in the bags) to get the oils flowing because they didnt have much smell to them until i would squeeze them open or bruise them up.
I've got 2x as many plants going in next year, so I'd like to figure out where I'm going wrong here. Maybe I picked too early? They looked pretty good.
Anyone else experience this? Any thoughts?