Best way to sanitize dry hops?

[WesleyBrewViking]

Trust me, I'm from the internet.

Sounds credible enough.

 

[brewguyver]

One set of comments I didn't see was about sanitizing everything else. I don't sanitize my pellets, but I sanitize the hop packaging and the scissors I open them with, the bucket/carboy lid, my hands, etc. before I open the fermentor and dump the hops in. Is this overkill? Probably. But I'd rather spend an extra 5 minutes being paranoid then waste the hours I spent brewing.

Old hops can leave off flavors (oxidation), as will hops exposed to sunlight for an extended amount of time. If your hops aren't vacuum packed and stored cold, they won't last long.

 

[brewguyver]

Oh - if you're going to sanitize your hand, wear nitrile gloves first. Nothing makes Old Man Winter happier than Star San hands. He barely has to work to make skin chap after that (ouch).

 

[Hopper77]

For the love of beer, ONE STEP NOT A SANITIZER. One Step is a cleaner. It will not sanitize anything. Get yourself a proper sanitizer like StarSan or Idophor and quit blaming your hops.

I've used star San and idophor. The Homebrew store was out of star San so I went with one step. Which I've successfully used to brew over 100 gallons of beer.