What to do with all my hops

[monk420]

Ave lots of fresh hops. What do I do with them all ? Freeze, grind up , jar, let dry then store , any help would b great

 

[Jayman931]

i would say vacuum pac them and put in the freezer. That is purely an guess on what you should do...but sounds feasible to me.

 

[Whut]

From what I've read, dry, vacuum pack, store in freezer. At least that's where I keep my hops. I have a FoodSaver and I reseal the bag each time I pull some out. I should also add that I don't use the bag they came in, I transfer the unused portions to a FoodSaver bag.

 

[jblizz]

Send em to me, i would be happy to help you out

 

[tchuklobrau]

im mixing it up leaving some wet and drying some. however all going in foodsaver bags and getting vacuumsealed.

 

[SPR-GRN]

Hmm sounds like you've got too many, better send them off to me; I'll put them to good use.

The way you are packing and saving them shouldn't be a problem - although freezer "wet" hops will cause the water inside the plant to crystalize and expand; whether this is bad for the hops or not I can't comment on as I've only ever used dry hops; I'm sure one of the more experianced growers/brewers can chime in.

 

[Retrofit]

I dry and vacuum seal all my hops. I use food saver like pint bags which will hold an ounce of hops. It's more labor intensive than just dumping them in big bags. However on brew day I just pull individual portions cut and drop. No measuring necessary.

 

[tchuklobrau]

Hmm sounds like you've got too many, better send them off to me; I'll put them to good use.

The way you are packing and saving them shouldn't be a problem - although freezer "wet" hops will cause the water inside the plant to crystalize and expand; whether this is bad for the hops or not I can't comment on as I've only ever used dry hops; I'm sure one of the more experianced growers/brewers can chime in.

yes I do have to many hops.

 

[SPR-GRN]

Well my offer still stands, you can send the excess off to me =^).

 

[Guitarmike7495]

send them to me!! no but seriously im trying to grow some could i have a rhizome

 

[chezzesteak]

i would buy some...what ever you got

 

[Hatchbrew]

If you're freezing, dry them on a screen. Fresh hop beer is always good too!

 

[OldMalt]

Consider calling a local craft brewery and see if they would like to use your hops to experiment with a wet hop cask or use them for something else. You never know, they might give you some interesting strain of yeast in return.

 

[SPR-GRN]

I like that idea, we need to bring back the barter and trade system; swapping goods or services with others/breweries is a great idea IMHO - I typically trade beer with other homebrewers, wine with other wine makers etc.