One thing, I had to throw away half my chinook due to an infestation of what looked like aphids - tiny green bugs and larvae. Half the cones were gross and brown and spoiled looking so I didn't take any chances and tossed them. Still got a good yield of chinook, though. Could anyone help me with this bug problem for next year?
Also, there was some brown/white-ish residue on a few of the cones. Is this mildew?
All in all, I harvested 8 pounds of hops - 71.5 oz hallertau, 50 oz chinook, and 6 oz cashmere.
I'm at a real loss as to what to do with all these hops. I bagged them in 5oz quantities in freezer bags. I want to make a wet-hopped bavarian hefe and a black ipa with my hallertau and chinook, so I sucked the air out of a few bags with a straw and put them in the freezer so I can throw them in the boil once the time comes to brew in the next few weeks, but I have tons more hops I simply do not have the space to freeze wet. I'm currently reading about drying hops on a window screen laid flat which I'll most likely do.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Also, I'm adding pictures to this thread:
Harvesting:

Yield:

Bugs and gross-looking hops:

Hop cone with residue:
