Are my freshly picked hops still useable?

Crankwood · Post by **Crankwood** » Fri Nov 13, 2015 9:46 pm

On the 29th September I harvested just over 1kg of EKG from my garden. I laid them out to dry in my garage and they are still there. 6 weeks later, are they still useable and if so will they have lost any of their values? They are dry and crunchy to the touch.

bquiggerz · Post by **bquiggerz** » Sat Nov 14, 2015 1:42 pm

Although I'm not an expert, if that have cured shouldn't they be mostly okay? This is more a question than an answer to be honest. Get then in ziplock bags and into the freezer ASAP! Or better yet, vacpack them if you can.

Happy brewing,

Ben.

Crankwood · Post by **Crankwood** » Sat Nov 14, 2015 1:58 pm

I'm thinking so Ben. I'll throw them all in a brew tomorrow and see what happens.

bquiggerz · Post by **bquiggerz** » Sat Nov 14, 2015 3:05 pm

1kg in a single brew?

Coffeeuk · Post by **Coffeeuk** » Sat Nov 14, 2015 3:26 pm

bquiggerz wrote:1kg in a single brew?

Dried they will be about 200g

Being left out for 6 weeks id have thought they would be stale as hell.

Crankwood · Post by **Crankwood** » Sat Nov 14, 2015 10:02 pm

Coffeeuk wrote:
Being left out for 6 weeks id have thought they would be stale as hell.

Any way of telling? (Other than wasting 50 litres of oatmeal stout)

Coffeeuk · Post by **Coffeeuk** » Sat Nov 14, 2015 10:43 pm

How do they smell ?

scuppeteer · Post by **scuppeteer** » Sun Nov 15, 2015 1:13 am

Depends how quickly they dried. If you checked them regularly and after 4 or 5 days they were crisp they'll be fine. Probably too late to ask for a picture.

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