Bamsdealer
Well-Known Member
Nothing in this either, but you're dealing with two different animals. A wet hopped beer tastes completely different from a beer brewed with the same dry hops.
Also, when calculating recipes expect to use about 5x as many wet hops to get the same bitterness as hops you're used to purchasing.
Freezing wet hops is fine. As always, try to reduce the amount of air or oxygen when packaging. As with anything, thawing and re-freezing isn't a great idea. Also, I wouldn't expect wet hops to last as long as dried hops at room temp, in the fridge or in the freezer.
Also, when calculating recipes expect to use about 5x as many wet hops to get the same bitterness as hops you're used to purchasing.
Freezing wet hops is fine. As always, try to reduce the amount of air or oxygen when packaging. As with anything, thawing and re-freezing isn't a great idea. Also, I wouldn't expect wet hops to last as long as dried hops at room temp, in the fridge or in the freezer.