Armadillo hops from Yakima valley
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I emailed YVH about the non re sealable bags. They said they can't find good bags that are resealable for the whole leaf 1Lb size.
So as of now, the 1Lb whole leaf and 2oz pellet bags do not come in resealable bags from my experience.
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So as of now, the 1Lb whole leaf and 2oz pellet bags do not come in resealable bags from my experience.
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I just finished up a bastardized irish red with magnum to bitter and an ounce of these Armadillo hops at 15 and 5. Going to dry hop with at least 2 ounces. We shall see how it turns out. They smelled phenomenal. Forgot how much beer the whole leaf hops soak up...also figured out that the disposable oxygen tanks are left hand threaded which took longer than I care to admit for me to figure out...smh...
And I wasn't even drinking.
And I wasn't even drinking.
I just got a half pound of Armadillo in the mail today. I'm still not sure what my plans are for them yet though. Probably a single hop pale ale to start. I'll update once I get it figured out.
wardens355
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The ones I have are labeled food-safe, so I assume/hope so. I put them in with my sealed hops and gasketed buckets of grain. The food safe ones are iron oxide, which isn't toxic, and the pouches are enclosed so none of the rust/iron can come in contact with your hops.
Sepanik1986
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Where do you find these?
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I can't speak for wardens355, but my local grocery store sells them along with food grade buckets and gamma seals in the bulk food department. I think they cater to Preppers.
wardens355
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Amazon. I have a Prime account so free shipping.
For Foodsaver bags of hops:
100cc Packets
For storing grain in Gamma seal buckets:
2000cc Packets
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Sepanik1986
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Ill have to check these out. i have a couple other bags of hops unopened atm. they might help out. do combine with vacuum sealing or just use them on their own?
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wardens355
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I go both. Toss a packet in a foodsaver bag with the hops and vac-seal it. I think you could also just put an oxygen absorber in, evacuate most of the air, and heat seal it.
Sepanik1986
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So after ordering these I FINALLY had the time to open these. Not only did I get an extra near ounce but they smell amazing. I ended up putting the extras into a dead ringer kit from NB along with the ounce of centennial. In not too long I'll be cold crashing and bottling. Can't wait
Hmm not too big of a fan so far. Also didn't use nearly enough to get the whole picture. Definitely some different fruit smells and tastes from this hop. I probably should have just thrown those in a blonde ale and upped the amount by at least double.
I finally brewed with these. I made a Session IPA with Conan that under attenuated, but came out OK. I definitely taste melon/honeydew. Kind of reminds me of a watermelon jolly rancher. Interesting, but I don't know if I'd do another single hop beer with them. I have a few ounces left, so I'll have to try combining them with something else.
I was trying to think what these would go good with...maybe be a good hop with some herbal/floral taste and smell for use in a wheat/saison possibly a kolsch? Maybe a drier beer... I have so much of them left and wasn't too impressed with how I used them before.
