Amarillo Hop Dust

[BrewinHooligan]

$15.99 per pound right now here. I just placed my order to make sure I got mine before they were sold out. Limited quantities so hurry if you are interested.

 

[bottlebomber]

Grabbed a pound, thanks. I'll probably just dump them right into the boil.

 

[BrewinHooligan]

Thats my plan too. I imagine utilization will be the same as using a pellet of equal weight.

 

[Whalewang]

hmm, but it's the only "dust" they sell even though though they don't currently sell or have sold any 2012 amirillo hops. are we being duped here?

 

[BrewinHooligan]

Might not be from their processing line. I have nothing but good things to say about this retailer and will be able to tell for sure as soon as mine arrives and I take a whiff.

 

[dawgmatic]

Just picked one up.
Thanks!

 

[libeerty]

I grabbed one too. Thank you!

 

[bja]

Are you guys serious? You're buying the stuff they sweep up off of the floor?

 

[bottlebomber]

Are you guys serious? You're buying the stuff they sweep up off of the floor?

Ever eat a hot dog?

 

[bja]

Ever eat a hot dog?

Not if it's been on the floor.

 

[badlee]

Hotdog: a plastic like saussage wannabe made from all the vrap on the floor that cant be used in good stuff and bulked out with saw dust

 

[Demon]

Are you guys serious? You're buying the stuff they sweep up off of the floor?

So your concerned about something being on the floor? You do know hops grow outdoors, near dirt, bugs and any other thing you could imagine.

 

[bja]

So your concerned about something being on the floor? You do know hops grow outdoors, near dirt, bugs and any other thing you could imagine.

The key word in this statement is "near".

 

[bja]

Hotdog: a plastic like saussage wannabe made from all the vrap on the floor that cant be used in good stuff and bulked out with saw dust

Chile dogs are one of my favorite food groups.

 

[HollisBT]

So your concerned about something being on the floor? You do know hops grow outdoors, near dirt, bugs and any other thing you could imagine.

Personally, I would be more concerned with paying more for a pound of dust, the stuff that is the leftover byproduct of the harvest, than I would pay for a pound of actual hops...

 

[runningweird]

Got two pounds, thanks.

I'm going to be the hop dust fairy. Chest hair glistening in the sun from under my tutu, sprinkling the world with green magic.

 

[bobbrews]

Personally, I would be more concerned with paying more for a pound of dust, the stuff that is the leftover byproduct of the harvest, than I would pay for a pound of actual hops...

+1

Especially since it's most likely a leftover blend of remnants from many harvests [spanning a period of a couple years] that may perhaps be lacking in aa%, aroma, and overall quality.

 

[scottland]

The key word in this statement is "near".

Someone just found a dead bird in a bag of whole leaf citra hops. A. Dead. Bird.

Don't think hops are clean. They are flowers that grow on bines outdoors. Birds crap on them, they are dirty, they are plants.

The machines that harvest hops aren't clean. The machinery that processes hops aren't exactly clean.

Hop dust shouldn't scare you. Is it an inferior product? Sure, It's hop dust. But it's not inherently more dirty than hops.

 

[Glynn]

FYI Freshops still has amarillo

 

[bottlebomber]

Personally, I would be more concerned with paying more for a pound of dust, the stuff that is the leftover byproduct of the harvest, than I would pay for a pound of actual hops...

I'm more concerned with the fact that the Amarillo harvest was decimated this year, and you probably aren't even going to be seeing any a month from now. Also, I've just recently spent nearly $200 on hops and I needed some cheap Amarillo. This fit the bill perfectly. I'll probably dump half the bag in one batch

+1

Especially since it's most likely a leftover blend of remnants from many harvests [spanning a period of a couple years] that may perhaps be lacking in aa%, aroma, and overall quality.

What would make you think that? You think they just leave that stuff under the machine for years and then eventually scrape it up? I guarantee you this if from this year.

 

[TyTanium]

Zombie Dust clone...maybe this is the secret

 

[bja]

What would make you think that? You think they just leave that stuff under the machine for years and then eventually scrape it up? I guarantee you this if from this year.

Check to see how fresh the mouse turds are.

 

[HollisBT]

I'm more concerned with the fact that the Amarillo harvest was decimated this year, and you probably aren't even going to be seeing any a month from now. Also, I've just recently spent nearly $200 on hops and I needed some cheap Amarillo. This fit the bill perfectly. I'll probably dump half the bag in one batch.

Yes, the harvest this year was minimal, but I would find a more legit way of salvaging my forecasted brews... Like trying a different varietal of hops.

Also, you wanted cheap Amarillo hops, I can find no reason anyone would legitimately need them.

Best of luck with the fairy dust, And I am genuinely curious to see people's results with it. I could see dry hopping with it or perhaps for a <5 minute addition, but don't think I would brew with something of questionable alpha content.

 

[scottland]

You people crack me up. Often at the bottom of my 1lb bags of hops (no matter the supplier), there is at least an ounce of hop dust. You know what I do with it? I use it. I treat it as an ounce of hops.

I doubt it has questionable alpha content. It's probably smack in the middle of Amarillo's alpha range. As I said earlier in this thread: Is hop dust an inferior product to hop pellets, yes probably. Whether it's perception or reality, it is the 'left overs'. But give the ridiculous negativity a break. Mouse turds? Really?

 

[pm5k00]

How would AA% be questionable with the hops being in smaller sizzed pieces?

If anything I bet they would have better utilization... ie. Whole < Pellet < Dust.

 

[BrewinHooligan]

I use Amarillo exclusively for late additions, it's aroma is what I am after so I really don't care about the aa. This will be perfect for my needs. The cost was far less than anywhere else and there isn't a suitable replacement for Amarillo IMO. Mix that with some Simcoe and you have heaven in a glass.

 

[TyTanium]

...Mix that with some Simcoe and you have heaven in a glass.

"Angel Dust" IPA

 

[Jayhem]

While I love a good Amarillo IPA I can't see paying 2X what I pay for Cascade and Willamette (my preferred dry hopping hops) for "Dust". I need to start growing Amarillo, Simcoe and Citra!

 

[pm5k00]

I need to start growing Amarillo, Simcoe and Citra!

Your going to have to steal the plants/ rhizomes, order wet hops and try to root a vine with a growth tip, or wait a long time for the patents to end.

 

[bja]

You people crack me up. Often at the bottom of my 1lb bags of hops (no matter the supplier), there is at least an ounce of hop dust. You know what I do with it? I use it. I treat it as an ounce of hops.

When you buy a pound of pellet hops you should be able to assume that they haven't been laying on the floor.

I doubt it has questionable alpha content. It's probably smack in the middle of Amarillo's alpha range. As I said earlier in this thread: Is hop dust an inferior product to hop pellets, yes probably. Whether it's perception or reality, it is the 'left overs'. But give the ridiculous negativity a break. Mouse turds? Really?

You don't know how long it was laying around the machine before they swept it up.

At this point, I'm just here for the entertainment.