Gameface
Well-Known Member
I was in the process of making an IPA when I had a terrible stuck mash. I tried to recover it but long story short after my second failed attempt I tried to dump the contents of the igloo cooler mash tun into 5gal buckets and ended up with it all over my shirt. I had already prepared my hop additions and they were open at room temp. When I finally made the IPA a few days later I didn't want to use the hops I had originally intended to use because I've been disappointed with how much hop character I've been getting so I didn't want to wonder if it was the way I had handled the hops.
So, all that said, what I'm wondering is if it would be okay to use the hops that I had open for dry hopping? I order bulk hops from hops direct and split them up using mason jars and an adapter for a foodsaver to vacuum seal them in 2-4oz portions. So I have 3oz in a jar that I didn't re-vacuum seal and put back in a fridge, not a freezer. They've been that way for 2.5 weeks.
Good to go? Thanks in advance for giving me a little piece of mind. This is my first time dry-hopping.
So, all that said, what I'm wondering is if it would be okay to use the hops that I had open for dry hopping? I order bulk hops from hops direct and split them up using mason jars and an adapter for a foodsaver to vacuum seal them in 2-4oz portions. So I have 3oz in a jar that I didn't re-vacuum seal and put back in a fridge, not a freezer. They've been that way for 2.5 weeks.
Good to go? Thanks in advance for giving me a little piece of mind. This is my first time dry-hopping.