Great HOP pricing going on!

[uwjester]

I couldn't help myself. I've got hops for about 10 batches in my freezer already, but I went ahead and ordered 2# each of hallertau and northern brewer. I had another 4# of other varieties in there, but I think the price for those may well hold. Guess I'll have some explaining to do to SWIMBO when the UPS guy stops by. Too bad hopsdirect doesn't sell the other kind of flowers as well.

 

[claphamsa]

Got 10lbs. Fuggle, Willamette, Tettnanger, Centennial, Northern Brewer, Cascade, Columbus, Amarillo, Magnum, and Chinook. Doh, I meant to get Goldings too. Oh well. $103 before shipping.

call em and add on ! I did

 

[OMJ]

just called, and uped my oder to 11 lbs!

they said this 08 blowout. and they are so busy that it wont ship for 5-6 days! oh the humanity!

I ordered 5 pounds yesterday and got the shipping notification today so I think they are pretty well on top of it.

 

[Zen_Brew]

Yeah, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas (or maybe harvest time)

I had to pick up 5 lbs. Already had a couple lbs in the freezer, soon there will be no room for food.

Perle
Williamette
Centennial
Columbus
Galena

 

[Julohan]

I just did. 11lbs now. I am definitely going to have enough to experiment like crazy.

 

[thehand]

I also wish I had waited, I ordered a lb of amarillo and a lb of cascade a couple of weeks ago. Would have saved about $10. At these prices I might have to grab a couple lbs of other things to play around with.

 

[Nablis]

So I am guessing these are 2008 hops right?

What do you think their shelf life is now? I am guessing they have been stored properly and figuring they would be in the freezer when they get here, what do you think?

Some hops hold their aplpha acids for a year at room temp, if cold should be much better. I had some in the freezer for a year in the foil and they were still good. I had some others that I put in ziplock bags(didnt really seal) those weren't that good after a year.
ProBrewer.com: Hop Data

 

[Rick500]

I ordered mine Sunday night and they shipped this afternoon. They're doing very well for being as busy as they must be.

(And UPS says the package weighs 7 pounds...for a 5 pound order. That can only be good!)

 

[Dionysos911]

Aw man! I just received 8lbs from them LAST WEEK! I would have save $40 easily at these prices..

 

[humann_brewing]

I just talked to the wife of one of the owners that sells to hop union, well I guess hop union is not really technically around anymore as she put it but they have so much production this year that they are leaving hops on the bine because they have exceeded their production for sales and have signs out for people to stop and pick hops that they want.

Crazy, so if you are in the moxxee area and homebrew, you are lucky.

She is going to check with her husband to see what they are harvesting right now and see what can be sent to me :rockin:

 

[r2eng]

Saw a tweet from Mr. Papazian... some Willamette on the bines, free to pick in WA state!

 

[Ksosh]

So how big would 9 pounds of pellet hops be? Trying to figure out fridge room before they arrive. A couple watermelons worth?

 

[claphamsa]

9 lbs? 2 shoe boxes....would easily fit in a homer bucket!

 

[Brett3rThanU]

Just ordered mine!

1 lb Amarillo
1 lb Centennial
1 lb Chinook
1 lb Hallertaur
1 lb Willamette
1 lb Mt Hood

 

[annasdadhockey]

So how big would 9 pounds of pellet hops be? Trying to figure out fridge room before they arrive. A couple watermelons worth?

1 lb of pellets easily fits into a 1 quart ziploc..., so, 9 of 'em.

 

[Ksosh]

9 lbs? 2 shoe boxes....would easily fit in a homer bucket!

1 lb of pellets easily fits into a 1 quart ziploc..., so, 9 of 'em.

Thanks. Mini fridge it is!

 

[Poobah58]

15#'s for me and the brew club!

 

[Adam78K]

ordered 3lbs pretty excited about it, crazy prices and thanks for the heads up.

 

[TXCrash]

7 lb on the way to me.

Shame my LHBS has been raising their prices on everything - they're loosing a bunch of my business...

 

[michael.berta]

8 pounds on the way to me!!

Amarillo
Cascade
Columbus (2 pounds)
Willamette
Centennial
Magnum
Chinook

 

[paulthenurse]

I just got an e-mail from UPS, mine will be here on the 16th.

PTN

 

[cobalt60]

Awesome, in for four pounds!

1lb Willamette pellets
1lb Cascade leaf
1lb US Saaz pellets
1lb Tettnanger pelelts

So I'll have nobles, earthy, and floral/citrus, plus 0.5lb galena in the freezer for bittering... and the cost of a batch of beer just dropped pretty dramatically

Thanks for the heads up!

 

[jjp36]

Just picked up a pound each of Chinook, Amarillo, and Columbus. Sweet!

 

[ohiobrewtus]

I ordered Sunday and mine shipped out yesterday. They'll arrive on 9/15. 10# of hops arriving in a 15# package (of course that includes the box and the bags)... I love that place.

 

[The Pol]

I picked up 8oz of Tettnanger to bring me up to 12 ounces of those.

 

[flyangler18]

And, as usual, you can expect the 'pounds' to be a little heavy, especially leaf.

 

[ohiobrewtus]

And, as usual, you can expect the 'pounds' to be a little heavy, especially leaf.

Are you serious, Clark?

 

[flyangler18]

Are you serious, Clark?

Why yes, why yes I am.

 

[wildwest450]

Why is everyone in a rush to buy old hops? I'm paranoid to use any hops over a year old. Oh well, my paranoia will cost me a few bucks, but i'm waiting for the new stuff.

 

[ohiobrewtus]

At these prices it's a no-brainer. Provided that you have a food saver and a freezer to keep them in, 2008 crop will hold up just fine for a year or more.