potted zeus hop “harvest”
a couple days ago my potted zeus hop plant seemed to be ready for harvest.
- the cones on the plant looked like they were ready to go. like the vojvodina cones, they were light to the touch and contained some lupulin:
- the hop vine was nowhere as prolific as the vojvodina, but it still reached my second story window. after cutting down the vine, I brought it inside to do some picking.
- when all was said and done, I had a little over 4 ounces of wet hops (vs. over 12oz for the vojvodina!). not amazing, but not bad for a little late hop addition.
- instead of using these wet/fresh, I laid them out on a screen where they have been drying for the last couple of days with a small fan on them. since they have been drying in a somewhat cool environment inside, I am going to let them go for another couple days before bagging and freezing them.
- I planted the zeus for their very high alpha acid (AA) content, and I can already tell the difference between this batch and my last harvest. I had to wash my hands multiple times while picking because they kept sticking together from all the lupulin!
Tags: apha acid, fresh hop, hop drying, potted hops, vojvodina, wet hop, zeus
December 10th, 2009 at 11:27 am
[…] up with more of a hoppy profile (maybe a fresh hop IPA?). hopefully I’ll also have enough zeus next year to have a little fresh hop […]
March 30th, 2010 at 6:31 am
nice pics!
i’ m italian home brewers , it’ s easy for you find a zeus rizoma ?
March 30th, 2010 at 11:26 am
yeah, i got mine from http://www.freshops.com. if you ask them, maybe they can ship overseas…
March 31st, 2010 at 4:55 pm
Thank for info , another shot question , the first italian brewery on your head in this moment .
April 1st, 2010 at 12:52 pm
unfortunately, I really can’t think of ANY italian brewery offhand. I have been reading about the rise of italian craft brews in celebrator magazine and articles like this one, however. which one is your favorite?