Freezing hops

[dhoyt714]

I have some hops that I had frozen a couple of months ago and wax wondering if they would still be as fresh if I had used actual fresh hops. Would the a/a still be the same?

 

[Ølbart]

Freezing is the best way to store hops. If they're sealed and on vacuum/nitrogen, they should be fine for a couple of years. Of course, they'll just degrade much slower than at higher temperatures, they'll still degrade.

 

[dhoyt714]

Just have them in plastic bags in the freezer. Do you think they are still good?

 

[Beezer94]

The hops will be fine. Ideally for longest life, the least oxygen the hops can come in contact with the better. Hops are only harvest once a year per hemisphere, so buying more hops will not necessarily give you something "fresh." Also the freezer was a great choice.