So yesterday I picked my 1st and only breba (A brown Turkey fig) . I guess it needed another day or so. Last year when the main crop ones would hang 90 degrees that meant they were perfect for the picking. Maybe the breba crop is different. Rookie mistake. I keep learning. Here are some pics anyways and it still tasted pretty good.







       

Congrats!
It is difficult to tell when breba figs are ripe.  I have been visiting my Peter's Honey, Fico Bianco, Neveralla, Melanzana MM twice a day. Picked some yesterday for a gift and they weren't quite ready.  A heart breaker.  Will a fig lover ever learn?

The usual way to tell if ripe is wait for the fig to droop and see a drop of honey dripping from the ostiole but that doesn't always happen.  
So what I do is gently touch it and if it feels very soft around the neck and seems to leave a fingerprint on the fig then it should be very close.

Thanks for the tip. I'll definitely use it next time.