Hops have almost no aroma. Worth keeping?

[BadWolfOregon]

I was given an entire bine of fresh Nugget from a friends backyard. I've noticed as I have been picking and drying them that they have very little hop aroma, and smell more grassy.

Is this something that should concern me? Should I waste my time with the last couple of pounds?

 

[Chanoc]

Maybe not for flavor ir aroma, but they may be good for bittering.

 

[Davemci]

Make some hop tea and give them a taste.

 

[brewcat]

Sounds like they weren't ready.

 

[thaymond]

IME, Nugget doesn't really have too much of an aroma. If you crush one, it will smell like hops, but it doesn't compare to Chinook or Zeus, which are very noticable. I can smell my Zeus and Chinook form the top deck, several feet from the plants. Nugget just has a resinous aroma when crushed, but not much else. It's a great hop for just about every beer that doesn't need a lot of hop presence. You only need a little bit, and it goes a long way.

They also may have been picked tok early, but theyll still make beer. I vote keep it. Use it.