akmolloy
Member
So my LHBS owner (who has tons of awards, including many for Lambics, has written for BYO, Zymurgy, etc., and I believe once on New England Brewer of the year), sold me cheesy hops for my lambic I'm brewing this Wednesday.
I knew from reading here and other places that you shouldn't use them, and I asked him more than once if he was sure, and if he would use them, and he absolutely said he would use them.
The were called "Choice Debb 0%" dried whole hops. They are currently in my garage and my goodness they REEK.
So I don't really want to use them. My question is would anyone else just use them, and maybe do a 4 hour (?!?) boil to get rid of the cheesyness? I might even try to bake them (at the risk of smelling up my entire house) and see if I can get rid of some of the odor.
If I decide not to use them, do I just use the lowest alpha hops I can find?
-Tony
I knew from reading here and other places that you shouldn't use them, and I asked him more than once if he was sure, and if he would use them, and he absolutely said he would use them.
The were called "Choice Debb 0%" dried whole hops. They are currently in my garage and my goodness they REEK.
So I don't really want to use them. My question is would anyone else just use them, and maybe do a 4 hour (?!?) boil to get rid of the cheesyness? I might even try to bake them (at the risk of smelling up my entire house) and see if I can get rid of some of the odor.
If I decide not to use them, do I just use the lowest alpha hops I can find?
-Tony