I'm using home grown hops from last season on a beer tonight. These were picked, placed in vacuum bags and vacuum-sealed, then stored in a freezer up until now.
First question - does anybody see a problem with that or a reason I should not use them? Somewhere else suggested fresh hops are do or die, use them or dry them or game over, but I think the immediate air tight seal and freezing would preserve them just fine. Thoughts?
Second question - as far as hop ratio goes, I'm basing my additions off of the following: 4 to 1 ratio wet to standard dry (pellet). Does that sound about right to you guys?
Thanks,
First question - does anybody see a problem with that or a reason I should not use them? Somewhere else suggested fresh hops are do or die, use them or dry them or game over, but I think the immediate air tight seal and freezing would preserve them just fine. Thoughts?
Second question - as far as hop ratio goes, I'm basing my additions off of the following: 4 to 1 ratio wet to standard dry (pellet). Does that sound about right to you guys?
Thanks,