Big hops sale at Hops Direct—many varieties from $5/lb

[deadwolfbones]

Including LEAF CITRA!

https://hopsdirect.com/collections/hop-sale

 

[OG-wan Kenobi]

Yea they have a very limited selection and shipping is expensive but hops are good and the per lb prices are great I have used them before

 

[deadwolfbones]

Just can't help myself. $0.52/oz, on average, with shipping included.

 

[OG-wan Kenobi]

Nice choices

I grabbed their Wai-iti, Mandarina Bavaria, Pacifica, and Pacific Gem a month or 2 ago and it was like $40 to my front door I'm kicking myself for not grabbing the Cashmere and Magnum now

 

[deadwolfbones]

Yeah, I grabbed the Cashmere last time (and I'm growing some) so I let it be this time.

 

[BruceH]

Thanks for the heads up. I just bought 4 pounds of hops I don't need right away, lol.

One pound each of Cascade pellets, Saaz CZ leaf, Willamette leaf, and Hersbrucker GE leaf. At $33.50 shipped how could I go wrong?

 

[Bassman2003]

Just be careful as some of these hops are from 2017. Cheap might not be "good".

 

[deadwolfbones]

Just be careful as some of these hops are from 2017. Cheap might not be "good".

Vacuum sealed and frozen. They're fine. I'm still using 2016 hops with great results.

 

[BruceH]

Vacuum sealed and frozen. They're fine. I'm still using 2016 hops with great results.

The Cascade pellets were 2018. Everything else didn't have a date. (Edit: They are all 2018)

I keep them in the freezer.

The only downside is that I will have to deal with leaf hops. They make a bit of a mess and are a little difficult when I weigh and put them in steeping bags. However, they also fill the house with that wonderful hop aroma.

My wife hates the smell of them.

 

[Blazinlow86]

I've bought from hops direct several times in the past. No complaints however I usually use Yakima these days as they seem to have the best selection or at least the specific ones I'm looking for. Cheers

 

[Bassman2003]

I have purchased a lot of hops from Hops direct over the years. They have always been good except for the one time I bought some sale hops. These hops were not bad but they were also not as fresh. Slightly oxidized. I keep everything frozen and vacuum packed as well but time is time on the ingredients. One year maybe but we are past a year and a half from the 2017 harvest. I noticed the Cascades are only $2 more for the 2018 crop.

 

[Tobor_8thMan]

Wanted to purchase, but shipping, unfortunately, is a killer, > $18.00, for me.

 

[Blazinlow86]

The trick I've found is buying minimum 10 pounds at a time that way the shipping isn't really relevant and I only have to make 2-3 orders a year. Cheers

 

[BruceH]

This is just a heads up. I'm not complaining because I knew the risk of buying hops advertised with an alpha range instead of a hard number.

The Hersbrucker have an alpha of 1.5%, Saaz are closer to normal at 2.4%, Cascade are 4.6%.

I can work with all of them and considering the price they are still a bargain but there is a reason besides being from 2018 they are $5 a pound.

Edit to add: I just bagged the 1.5% Hersbrucker into steeping bags. The one pound bag contained 25 ounces. It looks like the 2.4% CZ Saaz is also overweight. The bargains just keep coming.

 

[Bassman2003]

I have always found them to be generous with the included amount. Always very happy with the company. 1.5 AA is pretty low! That is a lot of material for a little bittering.

 

[Bassman2003]

The trick I've found is buying minimum 10 pounds at a time that way the shipping isn't really relevant and I only have to make 2-3 orders a year. Cheers

Are you homebrewing? 30 pounds of hops in a year? It takes me a year to go through a pound or two!

 

[Blazinlow86]

Are you homebrewing? 30 pounds of hops in a year? It takes me a year to go through a pound or two!

I brew 18g batches *EVERY* other Sunday.i have several friends that have kegerators so they generally pay for the ingredients and I do the labour and keep a keg for myself. Most batches use a minimum of 1lb so it's not really that much. Additionally the hops I'm using aren't always available so I like to stock up when possible. Galaxy is a good example of that. I buy enough to last me a year at once so I don't have to search for it. Cheers

 

[Bassman2003]

Awesome! Your recipes must be really refined with that much turnover.

 

[NitrogenWidget]

$38 for 4 lbs of hops shipped = $1.60/oz.
NZ Wakatu -- 2017
FUGGLES US -- Leaf1 ARIANA -- Leaf1 AMARILLO® VGXP01 c.v.-- Leaf

Fuggles are $2 at HBS but Amarillo are $3.50 oz.
wakatu and Ariana are hops i've never used and can't get locally but they look interesting so why not?

I brew 10 gallon batches and trying to brew every weekend to fill my kegs for summer.

 

[Comfort_Zone]

Love HopsDirect. For some reason the Equinox/Ekuanot I've gotten from them has a unique character that I haven't been able to get elsewhere.

 

[Blazinlow86]

Awesome! Your recipes must be really refined with that much turnover.

Getting there but admittedly I've had a few dumpers. I made a IPA a few weeks ago with us05 and haven't used dry yeast for a few year's. It's got that peachyness others mention so that's likely going down the drain. Cheers

 

[eric19312]

wow these prices are fantastic. sadly I just received big order from Farmhouse and won't be reordering for half a year or so. Will check back then for sure.