Vintage hops?

Well...maybe not technically vintage or antique but I found a bag (1# I think, EDIT: it's a 1/2#) of Freshops Saaz in the back of my freezer...the bag was never opened and still has the vacuum. They have been frozen ever since I put them in there (aside from the occasional hurricane induced power outage).

I haven't bought bulk whole hops in about 9 or 10 years!

Believe it or not...they are still green. I still haven't opened the vac-pac yet but just looking through the clear plastic they don't look bad. My camera is a POS but I'll take a pic next to some fresh whole Cascade and post it later.

Any chance these are still useable? For like...vampire or werewolf repellant?

Maybe a 'Dirty Sock and Limburger Pils'?

I did my promash hop degradation calculation for you...


If they don't smell like cheese, then I'd use them. Bittering though. Use fresh stuff for late additions

Belgian lambics use aged hops. Saaz is right up that alley.

Here's a couple of pics...vintage Saaz on left. Lambics huh?


WTF!? Is that an Oak leaf in my Cascade?

You may want to start cleaning out the freezer more often than once every 9 years.....what else did you find?

looks like a bay leaf in there, not an oak