I was given an 8 oz. bag of galaxy yesterday. The person who gave it to me did not have it refrigerated, and I don't know how long he had it. Needless to say, I put the hops in my freezer as soon as I could. The bag is still sealed, and is morebeer galaxy with a lot number of 45474. How should I treat these hops for my personal brewing purposes?
How do I deal with hops that weren't stored properly?
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Look at them and smell them. If they smell fresh, and are still green and not turning yellow, they should still be good. If they're yellowing, they're probably old and oxidized. Toss them in that case.
No don't toss them! If they smell funky already age them!
Put them in an open bowl to oxidize more and after awhile they'll take on an awesome "cheesy" smell and can add some really complex flavors to a lambic or sour
Edit: sorry everyone that was a total misprint. I was taking a gravity sample of my IPA while typing that. Apparently multitasking is hard today
Definitely do not use them in an IPA
Put them in an open bowl to oxidize more and after awhile they'll take on an awesome "cheesy" smell and can add some really complex flavors to a lambic or sour
Edit: sorry everyone that was a total misprint. I was taking a gravity sample of my IPA while typing that. Apparently multitasking is hard today
Definitely do not use them in an IPA
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Cheesy hops for an IPA? Is my sarcasm meter broken today?...
Age them and make a sour beer instead, like a lambic, or something with brett, lacto, and pedio.
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