Galaxy Hops

[isomerization]

Have they been in stock recently though? Says backordered and that's what it said pretty much everywhere I checked since I started this thread. I got some by the oz from another HBS about 2 months ago but IDK what crop year they came from and they're sold out now as well.

Have you tried checking Yakima at the time posted above each day? Most people I know that have been looking have been successful. You can put an email notification on the specific hop/amount you want and get an instant ping.

 

[ChaosB]

I just got my two pounds. Luckily I'm on night shift right now. I refreshed the page right at 11 PST. I had previously logged into my account with payment info saved so I could get through the checkout as quickly as possible. I went back a minute later and the count on lbs had already dropped from 176 to 161.

 

[ChaosB]

5 min later, down to 107. Ounces are already sold out again, but I didn't catch the number available they started with today.

 

[deadwolfbones]

Still plenty of 8oz and 1lb packs for sale at YVH.

 

[isomerization]

12 pounders left!

 

[ChaosB]

20min , that's all it took. Lbs are gone. 66 half packs left.

 

[Beardless]

Got some half packs. Very interested in brewing something with these (since everyone is talking them up).

 

[isomerization]

Got some half packs. Very interested in brewing something with these (since everyone is talking them up).

Very potent hop, just know that high levels of dry hopping can take a bit longer to condition from “green” to drinkable.

 

[ChaosB]

Got some half packs. Very interested in brewing something with these (since everyone is talking them up).

I'd recommend this if I didn't have so much trouble with it for my first brew. Was a great beer when I tried it. MadTree Galaxy High.

https://d162ft5aanaje7.cloudfront.n...83227e2eae92/files/galaxy_high.pdf?1538394469

Definitely need to mash low temp so it's all fermentable and get a strong pitch. My FG came in kinda high and tastes too sweet from unfermented sugar. I mashed at too high a temp.

 

[ChaosB]

Very potent hop, just know that high levels of dry hopping can take a bit longer to condition from “green” to drinkable.

I feel like I had all kinds of aroma and solid hop flavor plus some fruity Conan esters that even shined through all the sugar until it faded after 2 days in the keg. Granted I also released the headspace pressure after Force carbing to try to equalize to serving pressure and I'm not sure I should have done that. All the fruity smell came pouring out. That or oxygen killed it, I did a pressure transfer so I thought I eliminated that but idk, I made beer.

 

[snarf7]

I've had the exact same experience as you, they send out the promo email, I check and its sold out already

I've not yet tried a brew with Galaxy so I'm curious what it will be like...why all the hype?

anyone wanna trade? I've got:

Summit
Mosaic
Citra
Cascade (grown by me)
Sterling (homegrown too)

 

[ba-brewer]

Got some half packs. Very interested in brewing something with these (since everyone is talking them up).

take a look at the recipes here, both have galaxy in them,
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/northeast-style-ipa.568046/page-36#post-7701386
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/tomorrowland-a-neipa-experience.658505/

Doing a smash with a few ounces would give a good idea what they bring to the party.

 

[ChaosB]

I've had the exact same experience as you, they send out the promo email, I check and its sold out already

I've not yet tried a brew with Galaxy so I'm curious what it will be like...why all the hype?

anyone wanna trade? I've got:

Summit
Mosaic
Citra
Cascade (grown by me)
Sterling (homegrown too)

I don't know what time zone you're in but if you can manage to sit by the PC / phone at exactly 11 PST, you stand a pretty good chance at scoring some. I'm in Korea so it just took me that long to find the time in the middle of the night.

They're supposed to get the Australian harvest throughout June / July, this is an assumption but I'm guessing the inventory they're putting up on a daily basis is the amount they've managed to package over the day from the bulk they receive.

Logon at 11 PST, they sell out in 15 to 45 min. Only gotten a little better since they implemented the 5 lb cap.

 

[seatazzz]

I just checked, still all sold out. 17 minutes to 11PST here, I want to try to get a pound as well.

 

[ChaosB]

I just checked, still all sold out. 17 minutes to 11PST here, I want to try to get a pound as well.

11 am PST, not 2300.

 

[Beardless]

Yeah so for me it is like 1400 eastern

 

[seatazzz]

11 am PST, not 2300.

Geez helps if I could read it right...oh well, will just stick to the website after brewday today.

 

[isomerization]

Geez helps if I could read it right...oh well, will just stick to the website after brewday today.

It’s not like a split second thing (could be faster on weekend though), so you should be good with consistent attention and preloaded payment info. Good luck!

 

[Zooksta]

It’s not like a split second thing (could be faster on weekend though), so you should be good with consistent attention and preloaded payment info. Good luck!

The YVH website says they update inventory every weekday around 11ish, I doubt they will update over the weekend, I guess we'll find out though...

 

[OG-wan Kenobi]

These are back in stock at Yakima
150 lbs available
82 1/2 lbs

https://www.yakimavalleyhops.com/category_s/2082.htm

 

[ba-brewer]

30min later
128lb
80 1/2lb
0 2oz

I clicked on the spothop.com link in the YVH link and it has a similar verbiage about being a turd and 132lb limit per customer

 

[isomerization]

Looks like the Galaxy gold rush has slowed down, hopefully no one was unreasonably price gouged!

 

[seatazzz]

I just ordered mine! Surprise early day home from work and bazinga! 73 1/2lbs left and 66 lbs. Wasn't going to brew this weekend, but I think a Galaxy SMaSH is in my future.

 

[Beardless]

Mine arrived:

2lbs of 2019 galaxy. Thanks for the replies and input into some recipes that these will be good in. I think (at least as a start) I’ll do a SMASH recipe. Excited to use ‘em.

 

[ChaosB]

Still waiting on mine to get to South Korea, had to use an intermediate shipping forwarder since YVH doesn't ship to APO but can't wait to receive.

 

[Irish1225]

Stumbled on this thread and spent 15 minutes just looking at all they have available. I did a little searching on the forum for discussions on using prior crop year hops but can't find a lot of threads easily. A lot of other reading says hops can be used for several years after harvest as long as they are processed soon after harvest and stored well.

Any experience or thoughts using prior crop year hops from YVH? I'm definitely intrigued by the possibility of buying some of these varieties in bulk.

 

[ChaosB]

Stumbled on this thread and spent 15 minutes just looking at all they have available. I did a little searching on the forum for discussions on using prior crop year hops but can't find a lot of threads easily. A lot of other reading says hops can be used for several years after harvest as long as they are processed soon after harvest and stored well.

Any experience or thoughts using prior crop year hops from YVH? I'm definitely intrigued by the possibility of buying some of these varieties in bulk.

I have not yet myself but I have read that they do a good job storing and packaging. Considering they come vacuum packed with foil, that keeps out oxygen and light, two of the main detriments to hops. Freezing is the other way to keep them fresh as long as possible. Not sure what they do, maybe they have a FAQ page. But yeah I've seen others say they should be g2g. Also read somewhere that using 1 to 2 or 3 year old hops is easily adjustable by using more. I don't remember what the rate of degradation is by year.

 

[seatazzz]

Wow, when I left for work at 4pm there was plenty of 1lb packages left, and now they're all gone. Only 34 1/2lbs left. So the gold rush is still on...

 

[ChaosB]

Wow, when I left for work at 4pm there was plenty of 1lb packages left, and now they're all gone. Only 34 1/2lbs left. So the gold rush is still on...

Well they're lasting hours rather than minutes now.

 

[isomerization]

Stumbled on this thread and spent 15 minutes just looking at all they have available. I did a little searching on the forum for discussions on using prior crop year hops but can't find a lot of threads easily. A lot of other reading says hops can be used for several years after harvest as long as they are processed soon after harvest and stored well.

Any experience or thoughts using prior crop year hops from YVH? I'm definitely intrigued by the possibility of buying some of these varieties in bulk.

I’d agree with the comment above, when stored cold, away from oxygen and light, the hops won’t loose much in my experience. I don’t recall reading about any scientific studies though, at least matching the above. Plenty showing room temp storage leads to degradation of the alpha acids. I use CTZ extract for my bittering addition (regardless of style), so not too concerned with alpha, more so total oil and oxygenated oil content.