Lucky strike - 5 lbs of Hallertau Saphir for free

Met this guy at the Oktoberfest this year who works for a hop company in the Holledau (Hallertau). We were both a bit buzzed and he said he'd send me some hops to try.

Well, UPS just dropped of 5 pounds of Hallertau Saphir pellets. Guess he held true to his word?!

I guess I have some brewing to do....

 

Holy crap. If you need to spread that around...

 

X2^^ :rockin:

Sound like a good time to do a 1LB IPA

 

Wow! What a haul! 5lbs of hop pellets will last you a good long time!

 

Hope you have a vaccum sealer.

If not, it is a good time to buy one!

 

got the sealer, thanks. It'll be a bunch of work to break it up into 1 oz baggies. I'll have to find the time to get to it. Anyone know a drug dealer that has spare small ziplock bags?
Unfortunately I am a big fan of Ales and European Beers. Not so much into IPAs so the hops will last a long time.
The 5 lbs block is actually packaged and labeled - that particular company seems to be a supplier for the bigger Munich Breweries.

Wow, I just checked the prices for hops - that is a pretty good stash!

 

what's the AA on those? Shaphir is usually a bit higher than some of the other nobles. 4%ish? I would consider trying an APA or maybe a pilsner with it. They're know to have subtle tangerine flavors.

 

oh yea for sure, thats like $150.00 worth of hops

 

I see em for sale for $52.50.

 

yeah so if you wanna forward some to a new brewer coming up so i can try out hallertau hops um yea im here

 

I just know Hallertau sells for about 30$ a pound, if you can get it for that much less then power to you

 

Wow! Great score, man!


TL

 

http://www.hopsdirect.com/detail.src?SKU=HSAPH&Category=Pellet Hops

Great luck Rein!!! Plus it is way cooler when they are from the source directly. Good story!

 

Great score! FWIW, the Saphir (GR) I have from Hops Direct are 3.7% AA.

EDIT: They are $11.50 per lb @ Puterbaugh.

 

Anyone got recipes or ideas what I can brew with it? With my Mac I am limited on software and can not compare different kinds of hops. Can I substitute another type with this one?

And once I have them packaged in 1 or 2 oz baggies, I'd be happy to trade!