dividing bulk hops

[Malted_hops]

How do you divide up your bulk hops for longterm storage?

I am starting with several different one pound bags. I am thinking of vacuum sealing most of them in 2 oz packs, with a couple in 1 oz packs. It should only take a few batches to have a good collection of leftovers to use for that last 0.5 oz flame out addition instead of opening a new 2oz. But if i have to that's what the 1oz is for.

I only have access to the vacuum sealer the one time so saving bigger bags and resealing those is not an option.

I guess that putting everything in 1 oz packs would be the best way, but that would be a P.I.T.A. to make that many bags. Plus waste a lot of materials.

Fish or cut bait? ...

 

[day_trippr]

I don't break up pounds in advance, I think that'd somehow be detrimental via increased oxygen exposure. When I break open a new pound the whole package goes into a vac seal bag cut longish so it can be trimmed and resealed often...

Cheers!

 

[Clonefan94]

I don't break mine up either. I just keep everything in the original 1 lb. bag, then make a larger foodsaver bags and put those in there and reseal ASAP after opening. I just make the foodsaver bags large enough to be able to seal them multiple times.

I guess a case could be made for multiple oxygen exposure, but I open and reseal them so quickly, I'd be hard pressed to believe that the exposure over the life of the pound is any more the way I do it than spending all that initial time, with them exposed to light and air as I am measuring out 1 oz. sealing, measuring out another ounce, sealing etc.

Before I weight out hops, I just make sure my sealer is set up and ready to go, so I'm not wasting any time leaving them open.

 

[bethebrew]

I broke down a pound of Hallertau recently. Didn't weigh, just vac packed it into smaller foodsaver bags of varying sizes. Maybe 6 bags total? Then all back into the original foil pack and to the freezer...

 

[beaksnbeer]

+1 I also like to keep them together. It's also easier to keep track I tried separating and major hassle as the variety hops increase sorting through and labeling keeping them organized.

 

[bethebrew]

Keeps them better organized, less labeling needed, and keeps the light off of them better. Win win win.

 

[Braufessor]

leave them in the hop union bag until needed - no point breaking the seal on the bag any sooner than necessary. Once I open a pound bag, I dump the whole thing in a quart mason jar and vacuum seal it with food saver lid sealer. I keep all my hops in glass jars in the freezer.

 

[logdrum]

How do you divide up your bulk hops for longterm storage?

I am starting with several different one pound bags. I am thinking of vacuum sealing most of them in 2 oz packs, with a couple in 1 oz packs. It should only take a few batches to have a good collection of leftovers to use for that last 0.5 oz flame out addition instead of opening a new 2oz. But if i have to that's what the 1oz is for.

I only have access to the vacuum sealer the one time so saving bigger bags and resealing those is not an option.
I guess that putting everything in 1 oz packs would be the best way, but that would be a P.I.T.A. to make that many bags. Plus waste a lot of materials.

Fish or cut bait? ...

1 oz. for bittering, 2 oz. for the rest?

 

[Braufessor]

Sorry.... did not see the "one time with the sealer" part...... yeah - 1oz. bittering, 2 oz. for the others is probably a good call.

And then put "vacuum sealer" on your x-mas list