2 year old hops, Is it worth it?

[Gary_Oak]

So I'm on my favorite hops website and I can get 8oz of brambling cross for 8 dollars but there from 2013. I know I can expect at least half of the alpha acids to have been lost but what if I use it as a flavor/aroma hop is it worth it or have the farmazene, humolone and other compounds that I can't remember or spell dissapeared too?

 

[bknifefight]

The hops should have been sealed and flushed with nitrogen, so the degradation shouldn't been too bad. Where did you get the estimate of half the AA content?

 

[Gary_Oak]

It was in one of my books but the study didn't say whether or not they were sealed just said refrigerated

 

[ericbw]

You can find details on how certain hops lose AA over time. I think they test them at 6 months, and then you can calculate based on that info.

Storage life depends on the variety as well.

 

[brew_ny]

harvested in the fall of 2013 so not really 2 years old yet

 

[ericbw]

Look at Brewerslair.com. They have a calculator. Just increase the amount to make up for the loss. That's a decent price and they should be fine.