Last month I bought some hops for two batches of beer from the same website. I just opened a packet of hallertau on brew day (my first brew ever BTW) and it had a disgusting French cheese smell. Probably oxidized I guess. We don’t have a LHBS in my city so we had to use it unfortunately. I also opened a packet of centennial just to check and it didn’t reek of cheese as much, but the smell was certainly there. I'll admit these hops are from the 2019 harvest but I don't think they should smell this bad.
The point is I won’t be buying hops from this online shop ever again. Since I don’t want to take any risks next time I would like to know if you have any recommendations for a good online hop retailer in Europe.
I would prefer to avoid UK-based shops due to the Brexit thingy. The mere thought of European customs gives me goosebumps…
The point is I won’t be buying hops from this online shop ever again. Since I don’t want to take any risks next time I would like to know if you have any recommendations for a good online hop retailer in Europe.
I would prefer to avoid UK-based shops due to the Brexit thingy. The mere thought of European customs gives me goosebumps…