Hops & a Hop Oil Recipe

Torey

Rosalee de la Foret just posted a new article and recipe for hop oil.

My hops don't look quite right this year. They are very pale in colour. Maybe missing some nitrogen. They also aren't as sticky as in previous years. I was going to try the hop oil but I think I will wait another year unless I can find some locally that I can harvest cause I just don't think that I will get a quality oil from my hops.

https://www.herbalremediesadvice.org/medicinal-benefits-of-hops.html

If anyone tries this oil could you please post your results here. Thanks.

Linda Bittle

I made a sleep sachet some years ago using dried hops with Lavendar and some other nice herbs. Will have to look that up, as it smelled really nice.

LaurieLovesLearning

@Linda Bittle This is why I bought a plant this year. It is tiny ad besides that, I'm not sure it will survive here. I chose it because it is supposed to be okay here (borderline though) & it has floral notes, which sounds pleasant for sleep sachets.

If that doesn't work, maybe can talk to some folks that I know who have a brewery and grow their own hops. Maybe I could make a deal with them to sell sachets in their store & website. A person never knows unless they ask! I've toyed with this idea for years, but never took that leap.

Torey

I'm sure it will survive for you @LaurieLovesLearning. There are many old homesteads in this area, at higher elevations than I am and the hops still thrive.

There are different combinations you could make for sachets. Mugwort and hops is supposed to encourage pleasant dreams.

Linda Bittle

@LaurieLovesLearning I know there was a healthy hops plant that grew on a trellis in Idaho. It got covered with snow every winter, and always came back. We would have several feet of snow from December to March, although it seldom got really cold. I don't know how many varieties there are, but you might have better luck than you think.

LaurieLovesLearning

@Linda Bittle There are actually quite a few varieties. I was surprised.