Crazy Hopsdirect Sale Today

[sweetcell]

gotz me some Columbus, Legacy, Millenium, and Glacier. i don't need that many additional hops in my freezer but i'm a sucker for such good a deal. thanks hops direct!

millenium = first time i'll be brewing with leaves and not pellets

i had a pound of amarillo pulled up on my smartphone but got sucked into a meeting. by the time it was over, so was the amarillo <sad trombone>.

i take it they are shutting down their operations for the summer? certainly looks like they were trying to sell off their stock. everything that was sold out has the mention "SOLD OUT UNTIL FALL 2012" which further indicates a summer shut-down...

 

[TimTrone]

I'm looking forward to trying the ultra hops. I wonder why the AA was so high this year...

 

[kpr121]

i take it they are shutting down their operations for the summer? certainly looks like they were trying to sell off their stock. everything that was sold out has the mention "SOLD OUT UNTIL FALL 2012" which further indicates a summer shut-down...

Yeah I was thinking the same thing... Last year I was pretty surprised when they were all out of most of their hops in like June.

Being a farm, I'm sure there is a lot going on during the summer! (all the time really)

 

[hwilshusen]

found out about it just by being on the hopsdirect mailing list. A few months ago it mentioned something about a sale on this date, so i put it in my calendar. after i finished ordering my hops this morning, figured i'd let y'all know.

lol

 

[Palefire]

lol

Yeah, I was writing on my phone, so I couldn't put a smiley-face after that one.

But priorities, man, priorities...

 

[shoreman]

You could probably e-mail them. Or better yet, just order some hops, and then you'll be on it.

I just ordered from the a few months ago

 

[H-ost]

A few hours after I ordered yesterday it hit me... I ordered 3 POUNDS of hops! Might not be much to some of you but for me that sounds like a lot to have on hand when I have never used more than 4-5 ounces in a batch... (my grin is really that big)

 

[bengerman]

A few hours after I ordered yesterday it hit me... I ordered 3 POUNDS of hops! Might not be much to some of you but for me that sounds like a lot to have on hand when I have never used more than 4-5 ounces in a batch... (my grin is really that big)

I've never brewed an ipa, so I think the most I've ever used is about three ounces. I'm struggling to imagine what three pounds will look like... I usually just by what I need for the next recipe I have planned, so I've never had more than 4 ounces on hand...

 

[osagedr]

I did my first ever IIPA recently and between the boil & dry-hopping used a pound. With yesterday's ridiculous 12 pound score I'll be doing a mind-numbing amount of big IIPAs this summer--good thing we can get two-row cheap here direct from Malteurop!

 

[cval]

turns out hops direct isn't keen on shipping to mexico or something. This is the second order i place with them and i'm still waiting on word from them. It does piss me off seeing they reply promptly to some other people but seems like international buyers just can't catch a break.

anyone knows a good hops dealer that does actually ship to mexico (good prices would be pretty great)?

 

[mcwilcr]

smh in shame for not checking HBT all weekend and finding out now that I missed out on a sweet deal.

 

[I_B_Mongo]

I'm sure they're really busy after a sale like that, but has anybody got a shipping statement yet?

 

[osagedr]

Haven't gotten a shipping estimate yet; hopefully not too much considering they have to come international.

 

[sweetcell]

haven't gotten mine either, but as others have said they're probably dealing with a flood of orders from the yard sale.

i got my order confirmation e-mail immediately after i hit the "confirm order" buttom, so i'm happy. i'm sure they'll get around to my order eventually. if i don't hear from them by thursday i might send an e-mail. or not. i'm in no hurry, if anything i need to use up more of my current supply so SWMBO doesn't freak out at my taking up more freezer space...

 

[kpr121]

I got Fedex confirmation today, an estimated delivery date of this Thursday.

Edit: Wow what a crappy 2000th post

 

[sweetcell]

I got Fedex confirmation today, an estimated delivery date of this Thursday.

Edit: Wow what a crappy 2000th post

cool - do you remember what time of day you placed your order? (check your confirmation e-mail's timestamp if you've forgotten...)

i'm assuming they're fulfilling orders as they were placed, first-come first served. i didn't place my order until 5 pm Eastern so i expect to be at the back of the queue.

 

[kosmokramer]

I placed mine at 805 pacific andbi havent gotten confirnation yet

 

[fpweeks]

Looks like I missed out?!

 

[kpr121]

cool - do you remember what time of day you placed your order? (check your confirmation e-mail's timestamp if you've forgotten...)

i'm assuming they're fulfilling orders as they were placed, first-come first served. i didn't place my order until 5 pm Eastern so i expect to be at the back of the queue.

9 am eastern

 

[kevin476]

Ok so I love hops direct but it makes me question why the he'll does everyone else charge so much for hops? I can get several lbs of hops for what a pound or less would cost at most places an they will work out reasonable shipping for you. What's so hard about that!?

 

[kpr121]

Ok so I love hops direct but it makes me question why the he'll does everyone else charge so much for hops? I can get several lbs of hops for what a pound or less would cost at most places an they will work out reasonable shipping for you. What's so hard about that!?

Supply and demand. If there are people willing to pay 2-3 dollars an ounce they will continue to sell them at that price.

You gotta love the power of buying in bulk quantity. You really cant do it much in daily goods as it seems like you used to. Even costco and sams club seem to be more expensive than the grocery store for alotta stuff recently.

 

[kevin476]

Supply and demand. If there are people willing to pay 2-3 dollars an ounce they will continue to sell them at that price.

You gotta love the power of buying in bulk quantity. You really cant do it much in daily goods as it seems like you used to. Even costco and sams club seem to be more expensive than the grocery store for alotta stuff recently.

Ya I hear ya. I guess one of the biggest things for me is the shipping, some places just have ups or ceded pick up the box and the add a 5 or 10 dollar handling charge onto you bill even though it could fit in a flat rate box. For my situation you can't beat the flat rate for brew supplies.

 

[thetragichero]

gotz me some Columbus, Legacy, Millenium, and Glacier. i don't need that many additional hops in my freezer but i'm a sucker for such good a deal. thanks hops direct!

millenium = first time i'll be brewing with leaves and not pellets

we got the same orders except i got nugget instead of the glacier

 

[BobBailey]

Wow ! Thanks.

Got a lb. each or Galena, Delta,, Perle and Willamette, all for $25 plus shipping.
Got no room in the freezer, but neighbor does.

Delta sounded good for making weenie beer for the BMC guys

Bob

 

[MotorcycleMatt]

I recieved an order confirmation email but no shipping email yet, hope I get it soon, really wanted to try dry hopping with legacy

 

[TyTanium]

...I get it soon, really wanted to try dry hopping with legacy

+1 Very excited for that one. Thinking of dry hopping an imperial porter with it...hmmm.

 

[BeerCrafter2011]

Are you talking about flowers or pellets? I can store a whole pound in a quart jar. I love it.

A little off topic, but how do you like storing in Ball jars? I found it very inefficient in that I couldnt get a whole lot of weight into the jars, so they took up much more room in the freezer than using foodsaver bags.

 

[ntempleton]

I got my tracking number yesterday afternoon and they are set to be delivered today. It helps living 150 miles from the farm.

 

[MotorcycleMatt]

+1 Very excited for that one. Thinking of dry hopping an imperial porter with it...hmmm.

I'm thinking about 2-3 oz in my pale ale, it was a little lackluster I thought when I tasted it at the last gravity reading.

 

[dobberson24]

Just got my payment request a few minutes ago.