scubasteve03
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I'm looking to save some money by buying in bulk and was curious if there was any difference in using 1 oz of pellet hops vs 1 oz of whole hops or do I have to use a little more or less?
I think the biggest consideration for buying hops in bulk is the space required. I can comfortably have 4# of pellet hops into my freezer and still use it for things other than hops. I can't imagine how much space leaf hops would take up.
So you can buy pellet hops in bulk?
It's quite ridiculous. They take up a LOT of space
eastoak said:yes. try hopsdirect, nikobrew, northernbrewer, rebelbrewer, freshops, austinhomebrewsupply, and many others on the web.
I use pellets and I think they are nice because of volume, storage, and price.
I found that www.yakimavalleyhops.com has great prices for bulk hop pellets.
Some of the best prices on the net.
My problem with whole hops is they always tend to make trouble for me in the kettle and in the fermenter. They clog up the tube and break my siphon when trying to transfer from the kettle and they are a pain to get though the tiny neck of a carboy when dry hoping.
This is why I love pellets.
What's the solution? Do I have to strain the pellet hops out of the kettle when dumping into the primary?
so, I boiled pellets for the first time (partial boil, extract). While I normally strain the leaf hops out with a spaghetti strainer while pouring into the primary, the pellets clogged up the strainer.
What's the solution? Do I have to strain the pellet hops out of the kettle when dumping into the primary?
My problem with whole hops is they always tend to make trouble for me in the kettle and in the fermenter. They clog up the tube and break my siphon when trying to transfer from the kettle and they are a pain to get though the tiny neck of a carboy when dry hopping.
I use a 5 gal. paint strainer bag that fits inside my fermenting buckets. Pour your wort into the bucket with the bag inside of it, pull out bag, squeeze out the wort and you're good to go.
so, I boiled pellets for the first time (partial boil, extract). While I normally strain the leaf hops out with a spaghetti strainer while pouring into the primary, the pellets clogged up the strainer.
What's the solution? Do I have to strain the pellet hops out of the kettle when dumping into the primary?
www.yakimavalleyhops.com
No Problem.
I think they are fairly new because I'm surprised no one really knows about them either.
A great place for pellets, need to find a good spot for cones.
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