Hop Life

[hooterjbrew]

Ive had a lb each of mosaic, citra and golden nugget sealed in original package in my freezer for about 15 months. Are they still good??

 

[Sbe2]

Sealed, in a freezer, sure.

Why has it taken so long to use them? I woulda burned through that M and C quick

 

[kh54s10]

It really depends on the packaging. Vacuum sealed? If so they are good. Especially if from a vendor that nitrogen flushes the bags.

They will have degraded some but I have a lot that are older than that and they still seem good. I use just a touch more when I weigh them out.

 

[hooterjbrew]

Sealed, in a freezer, sure.

Why has it taken so long to use them? I woulda burned through that M and C quick

Had super high expectations when I first started brewing and things slowed down on brewing side because of work, life, kids, wife, life, kids, wife, kids and 1,000 other hobbies haha did I mention wife? Things have finally slowed down and have come to a some what controllable pace for me to brew. Super stoked to have all three hop varieties to brew up.

 

[hooterjbrew]

It really depends on the packaging. Vacuum sealed? If so they are good. Especially if from a vendor that nitrogen flushes the bags.

They will have degraded some but I have a lot that are older than that and they still seem good. I use just a touch more when I weigh them out.

Two of three bags are vendor sealed, one is vacuum sealed from another member that broke up a larger volume of hops into 1lb bags. Pellets look good thought

 

[kh54s10]

Two of three bags are vendor sealed, one is vacuum sealed from another member that broke up a larger volume of hops into 1lb bags. Pellets look good thought

They might lose some potency over time. Remember they will still have a lot of 2016 hops to sell when the 2017 crop comes on the market.

If they go bad they will probably smell stale.

 

[B-Hoppy]

Had the opportunity to listen to Val give this talk in Feb, Val knows hops!! Check out page 34 (I think) and your mind should be eased! http://msue.anr.msu.edu/uploads/235/92786/Peacock_Val_Michigan_Pellet_Talk.pdf

 

[hooterjbrew]

Had the opportunity to listen to Val give this talk in Feb, Val knows hops!! Check out page 34 (I think) and your mind should be eased! http://msue.anr.msu.edu/uploads/235/92786/Peacock_Val_Michigan_Pellet_Talk.pdf

Nice slide show and super informative especially for my concerns! Thanks!!

 

[Sbe2]

Had super high expectations when I first started brewing and things slowed down on brewing side because of work, life, kids, wife, life, kids, wife, kids and 1,000 other hobbies haha did I mention wife? Things have finally slowed down and have come to a some what controllable pace for me to brew. Super stoked to have all three hop varieties to brew up.

Hahaha, I hear ya. That's why I brew once, if I am lucky twice a month. And dough in at 4AM and wrapped up before the kid and wife wake up. Good luck with those hops