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Title is a bit wide, but here goes.
I bought several different hops over the last few years and I've wondered how much flavor or aroma will be decremented due to age. They are all still sealed from air. One example is 1/2 pound of Citra whole cone vacuumed in a mylar bag from a 2020 harvest that I am sure I bought sometime in 2021.
I was also a member of the Yakima Valley Hops 'hop box' so I have several cans left of assorted hops, again some are from the 2020 and 2021 harvest, still sealed in their nitrogen filled cans.
Last beer I made - about 4 weeks ago - was not as bitter as I expected, but real close. It was a pale ale and I purposely used more hops expecting a weakening of the pellets I had.
Next week I will be using whole cone and see how those come out.
So, prior to my experimentation next week, what sort of decline in AA strength and flavor should I expect with older hops as I described above?
I bought several different hops over the last few years and I've wondered how much flavor or aroma will be decremented due to age. They are all still sealed from air. One example is 1/2 pound of Citra whole cone vacuumed in a mylar bag from a 2020 harvest that I am sure I bought sometime in 2021.
I was also a member of the Yakima Valley Hops 'hop box' so I have several cans left of assorted hops, again some are from the 2020 and 2021 harvest, still sealed in their nitrogen filled cans.
Last beer I made - about 4 weeks ago - was not as bitter as I expected, but real close. It was a pale ale and I purposely used more hops expecting a weakening of the pellets I had.
Next week I will be using whole cone and see how those come out.
So, prior to my experimentation next week, what sort of decline in AA strength and flavor should I expect with older hops as I described above?