No poll choice for me. Guess it doesn't really apply for me as I got all of my Chinooks and Cascades free from a local guy. I used the heck out of the foodsealer we already had.
Made up the bags and then used a large plastic cup to smash the hop in tight and then sealed. IMO a food sealer is a necessity for bulk hops.
I live a few miles away from one of the largest hop farmers in the Pacific Northwest. I get fresh picked hops. Last summer when I was out there Deshutes and Full Sail were both
there picking up hops for their fresh hopped ales. The owner is a awesome guy.
I saw a site that condoned this. It probably would not be 100% airtight, but much better than a ziplock bag.Anyone just use mason jars and purge with CO2? Wouldn't this have the same effect as sucking out oxygen?
honestly, who has hops around long enough that keeping in a ziplock is a problem? my hops get used us faster than they are going to oxidize in a vacuumed out ziplock in the fridge...I have had some hops stored like that for 2 months with no noticable degredation...
honestly, who has hops around long enough that keeping in a ziplock is a problem? my hops get used us faster than they are going to oxidize in a vacuumed out ziplock in the fridge...I have had some hops stored like that for 2 months with no noticable degredation...
When you buy by the pound (especially a high-AA bittering hop), you tend to not go through it as quickly.
I've had some hops for over a year. When you buy by the pound (especially a high-AA bittering hop), you tend to not go through it as quickly.
Ya, I don't have that problem . I have a bigger issue going through the lower aa% varieties.
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