Dry hopping contamination concerns

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Quick question for you guys. I have dry hopped with purchased pellets before and had no issues. This time around I will be using my home-grown hops.

I've dried them, vaccuum-sealed them and froze them for storage. Do I have to worry about any contamination issues adding these to the primary after fermentation? I didn't use any pesticides or chemicals either - just water.
 
I think you'll be fine. The beer already has alcohol and the hops are naturally anti-microbial.
 
I dry hop all the time with fresh hops and I've never had any problems so go for it!
 
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