tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post1390139552326106690..comments2024-02-29T11:54:28.419+00:00Comments on Ed's Beer Site: Hidden hopsEdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844169940650659196noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-67714738790934335322012-09-06T11:00:09.895+01:002012-09-06T11:00:09.895+01:00They don't smell of garlic to me, but then dif...They don't smell of garlic to me, but then different perceptions and sensitivities are things that make life interesting!<br /><br />I think that I'd probably describe these hops as grassy. Not overly pungent in any way, at least.Steve Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-76733342464404657832012-09-06T10:13:10.558+01:002012-09-06T10:13:10.558+01:00How do they smell? A lot of wild hops I've loo...How do they smell? A lot of wild hops I've looked at smell of garlic which puts me off. Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13844169940650659196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-63381428500897587942012-09-06T10:09:44.822+01:002012-09-06T10:09:44.822+01:00I've got a couple of wild hop plants in pots, ...I've got a couple of wild hop plants in pots, in my garden.<br />They're root cuttings which I've found locally, over the last 2-3 years. One whitebine and one redbine.<br /><br />The whitebine had been rearing to go, with shoots growing since mid-winter. Unfortunately, it has since taken a battering from the weather and mildew, and has produced no hops whatsoever.<br /><br />The younger redbine has been a bit more resilient, and produced a few hops, but nothing like enough for a brew!<br /><br />However, at the weekend, I did pick about 4.5kg of nice plump hops from a plant, out the back of a local pub. :)<br /><br />I've now got about 50 mushroom trays stacked up in the garage, drying them out. About 10 days normally does it.Steve Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-38579773195992931242012-09-05T21:17:33.681+01:002012-09-05T21:17:33.681+01:00It has its moments being a brewer :-)It has its moments being a brewer :-)Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13844169940650659196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-56024937307329311442012-09-05T10:32:32.883+01:002012-09-05T10:32:32.883+01:00One of our neighbors has hops growing in his garde...One of our neighbors has hops growing in his garden. Don't know what they are but we dry hop a couple of firkins and put them on in the Mawson.<br /><br />This year the beer will be London Pride, a beer we have never dry hopped before. Last year it was Chiswick. <br />Doing things like this just makes life more interestingJohn Keelingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-13220084389946474912012-09-05T09:19:47.411+01:002012-09-05T09:19:47.411+01:00Wilt is taking it's toll on the amount of Fugg...Wilt is taking it's toll on the amount of Fuggles grown in the midlands but I was recently in an East Kent hop garden where they've just started growing Fuggles, and the Fuggles in Surrey looked fine.: http://edsbeer.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/a-south-east-pub-walk.htmlEdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13844169940650659196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-61317661219746372232012-09-05T08:47:08.262+01:002012-09-05T08:47:08.262+01:00what about the ones that are disappearing ? whats ...what about the ones that are disappearing ? whats happening to Fuggels? Kieran Haslett-Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562970144894398803noreply@blogger.com