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I ordered 5lbs of whole leaf hops from hopsdirect.com; my first on-line hop order.
Super impressed with their customer service - when I ordered and choose paypal the lady called me and told me she could save me a few bucks if I didn't use Paypal and offered an alternate payment (they have to recover paypal fees) - shipping conditions were excellent and the look, feel and smell delicious.
I have no choice but to make a double IPA and while it is fermenting I'll be building my own "Randall the Enamel" to serve from 
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awesome. i've been itching to buy in bulk from these guys and pick up a vaccum sealer.
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04-10-2009, 11:34 PM
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FYI you can reseal those bags with an iron.
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well, i guess i dont have anymore excuses then. do their pellet hopes come sealed like that too?
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How much do those bags weigh? I ordered a pound of Cascade and a pound of Fuggles (both leaf) a few years back, and ended up with almost four pounds of hops (still have some!) They were always known for the unadvertised "buy one pound, we'll send you two" special.
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well, i guess i dont have anymore excuses then. do their pellet hopes come sealed like that too?
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Yes, they do. |
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04-11-2009, 11:28 PM
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FYI you can reseal those bags with an iron.
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An iron doesn't purge the bag of oxygen, however. That is the real concern, and why vacuum sealers are quite handy. |
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Originally Posted by the_bird
How much do those bags weigh? I ordered a pound of Cascade and a pound of Fuggles (both leaf) a few years back, and ended up with almost four pounds of hops (still have some!) They were always known for the unadvertised "buy one pound, we'll send you two" special.
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They are a bit on the heavy side, each one had between 4-8 OZ "extra". I'll be using them again and again.
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An iron doesn't purge the bag of oxygen, however. That is the real concern, and why vacuum sealers are quite handy.
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Yeah that is ideal but if you don't have one you can squeeze out most of the air. |
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04-13-2009, 09:21 PM
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Yeah that is ideal but if you don't have one you can squeeze out most of the air.
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...or backfill with CO2 from your kegging set-up before sealing.
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