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I’m a bit curious about this. I’ve seen some hops packaged in opaque bags, some clear, and some a solid light-proof. And likely they were made with different materials. Were all of them bad?

How did you store yours?

I have 2 beers that have been requested often and really praised, both of which took some time to really learn and perfect. One is a honey wheat and the other is a jalapeño blonde. However I’ve also made a smoked version I call my BBQ beer that was phenomenal and may well have taken over the...

Awesome! Does this mean that the vacuum sealing bags would work as well as the packaging they come in?

Thanks for the heads up! I do have several thermometers but it sounds like my digital BBQ one would be best so as not to need to open the door. I must admit that deep down I prefer a more proper mash tun, and am still contemplating a 3 gal jug mash tun, but I certainly like that it wastes no...

Excellent advice! I hadn’t thought about the oven trick but do recall reading about it a dozen years or so ago when I was getting started. This is the simplest solution so I think I’ll try it. I’d have to go through my notes to see, but the first time I used the little jug it lost a lot of...

No, I had not. They were weighed and placed just in the ziplock. So keeping them in their original packaging helps? Is it possible to reseal it with a vacuum sealer?

Ultimately I think I’ll get another 3 gal jug as it has a proper lid and would maybe allow me to transfer my manifold over from my 10 gal tun. I certainly prefer for things to look nice, but I won’t mind hobbling something together to get started again.

Hmmm, good idea!

I’m sorry, I’ll be more clear. I generally like to split a 1/2 oz of Warrior for bittering. I had opened the original package, used half, and stored the other half in a ziplock baggie squeezing out most of the air, and keeping it in the freezer. I didn’t come back around to brewing again for...

These had been opened prior? I’ve certainly had unopened hops last years, but those opened hops might have been opened for a year, sealed in a ziplock.

I’ve only ever made standardish sized batches, if they were a bit big or strong I’d just make my starter slightly bigger. But this is much different. I just wanted to make sure that starters are linear. I like to use just enough hops to hit about 12-20 IBUs for bittering and would often split a...

I finally came across opened hops that smelled like cheese. So how long, stored in a ziplock baggie in the freezer, will hops generally stay good?

Many, many moons ago I asked for advice on the most dank hop to use, and Columbus/Tomahawk was hands down the most suggested. So what of good danky hops to pair with it, even a few that play well together? This is for a Black IPA.

I’ve regained my desire to brew after a long trip through California, but I’m going smaller. Currently I have a 10 gal water cooler mash tun, but I’ve modified a little 2 gal jug I have to use now by opening up the spigot port to allow a bottling bucket spigot. The lid is just a thin piece of...

It ended up infected. I’m guessing because the cranberries floated. The spruce tips were overshadowed by the hops as well.

It would be much, much cheaper, and a better quality end product to create an extract recipe vs buying the Mr Beer kits. I’d be more than happy to help you work something up. It’s best to hit me up on CB as I don’t come here all that often anymore as it always has me resign in despite having it...

You’ve come to the right place Jesse! Very friendly and helpful people here much like at Cigar Bum.

I have several 3 gal Better Bottles I bought SWMBO years ago for making fruit wines that she did just once so I’ve adopted them for making mead. It’s too messy and difficult to work with mead kits so I bought a hydromel kit from MoreBeer along with tartaric acid. Running the numbers through a...

Might Ballistol oil work for this application? I think I’ve read it’s similar. I know it easily emulsifies and I have plenty of it. https://ballistol.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwsuP5BRCoARIsAPtX_wGtgiGWGFkZ-4nH1LTur-OkdgD_WKVzGTGE0ToCDUaWn_RSagVDu9IaAjhaEALw_wcB