bja said:Are you guys serious? You're buying the stuff they sweep up off of the floor?
Ever eat a hot dog?
Are you guys serious? You're buying the stuff they sweep up off of the floor?
So your concerned about something being on the floor? You do know hops grow outdoors, near dirt, bugs and any other thing you could imagine.
Hotdog: a plastic like saussage wannabe made from all the vrap on the floor that cant be used in good stuff and bulked out with saw dust
Demon said:So your concerned about something being on the floor? You do know hops grow outdoors, near dirt, bugs and any other thing you could imagine.
Personally, I would be more concerned with paying more for a pound of dust, the stuff that is the leftover byproduct of the harvest, than I would pay for a pound of actual hops...
The key word in this statement is "near".
I'm more concerned with the fact that the Amarillo harvest was decimated this year, and you probably aren't even going to be seeing any a month from now. Also, I've just recently spent nearly $200 on hops and I needed some cheap Amarillo. This fit the bill perfectly. I'll probably dump half the bag in one batchHollisBT said:Personally, I would be more concerned with paying more for a pound of dust, the stuff that is the leftover byproduct of the harvest, than I would pay for a pound of actual hops...
What would make you think that? You think they just leave that stuff under the machine for years and then eventually scrape it up? I guarantee you this if from this year.bobbrews said:+1
Especially since it's most likely a leftover blend of remnants from many harvests [spanning a period of a couple years] that may perhaps be lacking in aa%, aroma, and overall quality.
What would make you think that? You think they just leave that stuff under the machine for years and then eventually scrape it up? I guarantee you this if from this year.
bottlebomber said:I'm more concerned with the fact that the Amarillo harvest was decimated this year, and you probably aren't even going to be seeing any a month from now. Also, I've just recently spent nearly $200 on hops and I needed some cheap Amarillo. This fit the bill perfectly. I'll probably dump half the bag in one batch.
...Mix that with some Simcoe and you have heaven in a glass.
Jayhem said:I need to start growing Amarillo, Simcoe and Citra!
You people crack me up. Often at the bottom of my 1lb bags of hops (no matter the supplier), there is at least an ounce of hop dust. You know what I do with it? I use it. I treat it as an ounce of hops.
I doubt it has questionable alpha content. It's probably smack in the middle of Amarillo's alpha range. As I said earlier in this thread: Is hop dust an inferior product to hop pellets, yes probably. Whether it's perception or reality, it is the 'left overs'. But give the ridiculous negativity a break. Mouse turds? Really?
scottland said:You people crack me up. Often at the bottom of my 1lb bags of hops (no matter the supplier), there is at least an ounce of hop dust. You know what I do with it? I use it. I treat it as an ounce of hops.
I doubt it has questionable alpha content. It's probably smack in the middle of Amarillo's alpha range. As I said earlier in this thread: Is hop dust an inferior product to hop pellets, yes probably. Whether it's perception or reality, it is the 'left overs'. But give the ridiculous negativity a break. Mouse turds? Really?
Your going to have to steal the plants/ rhizomes, order wet hops and try to root a vine with a growth tip, of wait a long time for the patents to end.
When you buy a pound of pellet hops you should be able to assume that they haven't been laying on the floor.
So suddenly there is no difference between pelletized hops that got smashed and the leftover waste from the hop warehouse floor?
I personally don't think it is "ridiculous negativity", but so goes the saying about a fool and his money.
HollisBT said:Yes, the harvest this year was minimal, but I would find a more legit way of salvaging my forecasted brews... Like trying a different varietal of hops.
Also, you wanted cheap Amarillo hops, I can find no reason anyone would legitimately need them.
Best of luck with the fairy dust, And I am genuinely curious to see people's results with it. I could see dry hopping with it or perhaps for a <5 minute addition, but don't think I would brew with something of questionable alpha content.
bottlebomber said:By your logic I don't see how anyone even NEEDS beer. In my opinion anyone who bitters with Amarillo is foolish.
methinks that the dust would have higher AA% than hop pellets and flowers since there is a higher proportion of lupelin glands in the dust and less vegetal matter. i say this based on the dust at the bottom of my pound bags.I doubt it has questionable alpha content. It's probably smack in the middle of Amarillo's alpha range.
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