looking to get into brewing lambics

[GoldenShowerGladiator]

i'm sure this question has been asked 10's of 1,000's of times but where does one come across aged hops? and does it matter what hop you use?

 

[gypsyhead]

Seven Bridges Cooperative - CLOSEOUT Hops

I know I've seen some places with other aged hops for sale, just seems to be the wrong season. Otherwise, start an aging program now...

 

[GoldenShowerGladiator]

does it matter what hops you use for lambics since the bitterness in general has faded?

 

[SpencerSZ]

I would personally nix the aged hops and used whatever you have around to 10 IBUS. After aging it for a year you won't be able to tell the difference.

It doesn't really matter what hop varietal is used but if you want to go completely by the book, something noble will work.

 

[smokinghole]

Hops Direct - Welcome

Go to the domestic leaf hops section.

 

[b-boy]

I read that heating the hops, then letting them sit out for a few days will give similar results to using aged hops.

 

[Bobby_M]

When summer comes around, I take my two year old stock and put them in paper bags and stash up in the attic where it hits 110F. By the end of the summer, they're pretty much usable. I am flexible with variety but I skip alphas that are higher than 10%. If I can go noble, of course that's the preference.

 

[ryane]

You do NOT need aged hops, unless you are doing a spontaneous fermenation

If you are using a commercially available blend (WY/WL/ECY) then you can use any type of hop to ~10IB. This is because you are adding a known quantity and do not need the protective properties of lots of aged hops.

When doing a spontaneous ferment, you need all those aged hops to help protect against nasty bacteria that will make the wort taste like hot garbage/rotting cheese etc

 

[beerman0001]

https://www.freshops.com/cgi-bin/sh...words=all&template=PDGCommTemplates/hops.html Lambic hops.