Hops are ready

Where do hops grow best? In our garden!

It’s September & we have well grown hop plants again this year.

Hubby has been squeezing the cones for weeks with his fingers to figure out if they are ready for harvesting. Once the cones feel light and springy, with a sticky sap coming out of it – it’s hops harvest season. And that’s now!

Next step: drying the hops in a little hop oven.

After that: sealing them & freeze them in little packages ready to go into the next beer brew.

Ready for another beer brewing season!