Within the past couple of weeks, hundreds of hop cones have emerged from my Cascade bine…I can already taste the fresh hop ale!
August 20, 2011
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August 22, 2011 at 4:27 am
Great setup! We just picked and used ours in the hopback for the first time last week. Aroma is amazing. Enjoy!
August 22, 2011 at 7:58 am
did you have to constantly train the bines once they started growing horizontally? Next year I would like to grow my hops horizontally like this
August 22, 2011 at 12:59 pm
Yep, every few days I very gently twist the lead bines along the clothesline. They attach themselves without much help, but they need a little coaxing to head in the right direction. The longest bine grew to about 30 feet this year, which would make a traditional vertical trellis pretty challenging in my backyard.
August 31, 2011 at 11:11 am
Very nice! Did the first harvest of our first-year Cascades last week, the rest will probably be ready soon.
September 7, 2011 at 12:26 pm
Have you harvested yet? I cant decide if I should just harvest and dry as I did last year or try to plan a brew day accordingly.
September 7, 2011 at 7:18 pm
Hey DR, I’m harvesting this weekend and brewing a fresh hop IPA. Planning to use a bunch of them at the end of the boil for that dank aroma, and will use regular pellet hops for the main bittering.