Great HOP pricing going on!

[wildwest450]

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.

I have all that, it just makes me nervous. But I still have a buttload left from last year so either id better get brewing or face my fears.

 

[keelanfish]

Anyone willing to post billing breakdown for your orders. I'm trying to gauge how much cost per ounce benifit there is in ordering multiple pounds. Thinking about organizing a brewclub group buy if there's a big break in shipping for large orders.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Homercidal]

Anyone willing to post billing breakdown for your orders. I'm trying to gauge how much cost per ounce benifit there is in ordering multiple pounds. Thinking about organizing a brewclub group buy if there's a big break in shipping for large orders.

Thanks in advance!

I ordered 1 lb. earlier and the order was like $24 for the hops and $11 shipping.

I remember the shipping being way more than I expected, and I've seen others posting very similar cost for a few pounds, so I think that the larger the order, the better the price per ounce would be.

The one thing that irks me is the fact that they do not show the shipping charges at the time the order is placed, nor when they send the invoice. Everyone else in the world can do this. Seems like not a big deal to have that feature.

 

[ohiobrewtus]

Well I ordered 10# and the cost was was $100.75. I'm estimating the shipping costs at $20.00. That's $.75/oz. w/shipping. My order shipped yesterday and it weighs 15#.

I've ordered from them many times before and there's usually about 1# of packaging between the box and the bags, so I'll probably end up with roughly 13.5-14# of hops. That takes the price per ounce down to $.56/oz and $.54/oz respectively.

 

[flyangler18]

The one thing that irks me is the fact that they do not show the shipping charges at the time the order is placed, nor when they send the invoice. Everyone else in the world can do this. Seems like not a big deal to have that feature.

A quick phone call and Carla will help you out, no worries.

People just don't like making phone calls these days, do they?

 

[TwoHeadsBrewing]

So, these hops are from last year of course. I'm a bit worried about the quality of year-old hops, but should I be? The prices are great, but I don't want to get stuck with tons of hops with poor AA, flavor or aroma. What's the expected life for leaf and pellet hops?

Oh, and to answer the question above:

I ordered 9 lbs. of hops a few months ago as part of a 3-way split with some buds. The total for the order was $169 including shipping. They split the order into two boxes and the shipping total was $18 to Northern California. Kind of steep for shipping, but my average price for hops was under $1.18 per ounce. And that was at prices much higher than they have now. Considering they usually put a couple ounces extra in each 1lb. bag, that's a considerable savings over my LHBS or any online brew store.

 

[Homercidal]

A quick phone call and Carla will help you out, no worries.

People just don't like making phone calls these days, do they?

I don't mind making phone calls, I just think that the convenience is nice, and it's very common, so why not include it? They have a nice website, the shipping calculator would be a great addition.

 

[moti_mo]

So, these hops are from last year of course. I'm a bit worried about the quality of year-old hops, but should I be? The prices are great, but I don't want to get stuck with tons of hops with poor AA, flavor or aroma. What's the expected life for leaf and pellet hops?

My LHBS carries lots of hops that are "repackaged from 2007 stock", and they're always great. I've noticed no poor performance of these hops in my beers at all. Stored properly, in vacuum sealed or nitrogen purged bags, in a fridge or freezer, they should remain good for a couple of years at least. Others may have had different experiences, but this is my experience.

 

[drunkatuw]

I was planning on buying some hops together with a friend to save on shipping. If we each buy a pound of amarillo, will hopsdirect send two 1lb bags or one 2lb bag of hops?

 

[Ksosh]

I was planning on buying some hops together with a friend to save on shipping. If we each buy a pound of amarillo, will hopsdirect send two 1lb bags or one 2lb bag of hops?

Just got my order in from just before the sale (still waiting on a price-matching decision). In addition to two 1 pound orders of different hops, I also ordered 2 pounds of NB hops, and they came in SEPARATE bags, each just over a pound.

On a related note, just weighed the 4 pounds that I ordered, and each "1 pound bag" was about 18.5 ounces

Quick question: One of the bags, while sealed, seems to have lost the suction around the hops a little. Should I just use this one first and not worry about it?

 

[Homercidal]

Just got my order in from just before the sale (still waiting on a price-matching decision). In addition to two 1 pound orders of different hops, I also ordered 2 pounds of NB hops, and they came in SEPARATE bags, each just over a pound.

On a related note, just weighed the 4 pounds that I ordered, and each "1 pound bag" was about 18.5 ounces

Quick question: One of the bags, while sealed, seems to have lost the suction around the hops a little. Should I just use this one first and not worry about it?

Unless you want to transfer to a new bag and vacuum seal it, I would. Why risk it? I had a .5 ounce of hops opened that spent a few days out of the fridge when I forgot to put it away. Next time I went to brew, it was starting to smell cheesy. All they need is a bit of moisture and a bit of time and they will start to spoil.

 

[Ksosh]

Thanks, picking up a sealing machine today (probably cheapo renolds vac)

I've got two 1/2 ounce bags of hops that have been in sandwich bags in a tupperware in the fridge for a couple months that I'm probably going to chuck (cheesy smell).

...I assume I can't just use these cheesy hops as bittering hops, because the cheese smell/taste will come through?

 

[drunkatuw]

Just got my order in from just before the sale (still waiting on a price-matching decision). In addition to two 1 pound orders of different hops, I also ordered 2 pounds of NB hops, and they came in SEPARATE bags, each just over a pound.

Thanks for the info, just pulled the trigger on 12 lbs, six for each of us.

 

[Buffman]

Really tempted to stock up. Maybe a noob question, but how long will whole/pellets keep in the fridge?

 

[ohiobrewtus]

Do it soon, I just went back to their site and they raised prices back up slightly.

 

[keelanfish]

I don't really understand the concern with the 2008 hops. If you're using hops now, they are from 2008 or before unless they're from the southern hemisphere.

 

[Dionysos911]

*subscribed for other's price matching experiences on purchases last week. Called them and was told they'll call me back with an answer (CSR couldn't make the call).

Any word yet? I got 8lbs delivered to me last week.

 

[Ksosh]

Any word yet? I got 8lbs delivered to me last week.

Just heard back about 10 minutes ago. They're willing to send my second order (shipping in a day or two) for free, which saves me about $12, and is close to what a pricematch would have been, so I'm happy. They said they don't normally pricematch to future sales, but since I ordered twice, they could do this for me.

 

[Dionysos911]

Just heard back about 10 minutes ago. They're willing to send my second order (shipping in a day or two) for free, which saves me about $12, and is close to what a pricematch would have been, so I'm happy. They said they don't normally pricematch to future sales, but since I ordered twice, they could do this for me.

Aww, well that's not too bad.. My price difference would have been $59.90 had I ordered just a few days later.. I just gave them a call, we'll see what they say when they get back to me.

 

[janzik]

Just heard back about 10 minutes ago. They're willing to send my second order (shipping in a day or two) for free, which saves me about $12, and is close to what a pricematch would have been, so I'm happy. They said they don't normally pricematch to future sales, but since I ordered twice, they could do this for me.

Did you get a feel for how much of a lag time between order and shipping? I only ordered 24 hours ago, so I assume sometime today or tomorrow morning, but with everyone ordering, there may be a delay. I just wanted to be around when it did get delivered.

 

[claphamsa]

Did you get a feel for how much of a lag time between order and shipping? I only ordered 24 hours ago, so I assume sometime today or tomorrow morning, but with everyone ordering, there may be a delay. I just wanted to be around when it did get delivered.

I asked yesterday and they said they were SUPER busy, so it would be 4-6 days!

 

[Ksosh]

Did you get a feel for how much of a lag time between order and shipping? I only ordered 24 hours ago, so I assume sometime today or tomorrow morning, but with everyone ordering, there may be a delay. I just wanted to be around when it did get delivered.

My first order shipped about 2-3 days after I ordered, and I feel like it'll be similar this time (maybe 3-4 days instead). I ordered 2 days ago and my order was supposedly being 'packed' right now. Shipping took over a week via UPS ground to NY. They'll send you a tracking number via email.

 

[jrkettle]

Did you get a feel for how much of a lag time between order and shipping? I only ordered 24 hours ago, so I assume sometime today or tomorrow morning, but with everyone ordering, there may be a delay. I just wanted to be around when it did get delivered.

I ordered mine on Monday, got a shipping notice today. Email said they would arrive on the 16th.

 

[jlpred55]

I just ordered 3 pounds. 1 Willy, 1 Centennial, 1 Cascade. I couldn't pass up the good prices plus I need to hit up the Two Hearted Clone and bang out another round of my house pales.

 

[Indiana Red]

Just got off the phone with Carla, who took my order. The nice lady is having my 14# order put together for a friend to stop by and pick it up tomorrow.

Hop-er-iffic !

 

[thelorax121]

just picked up my 6 lbs! Woot, now its time for a badass IIPA

 

[Buffman]

Help me spend my money. I'm ordering 1 pound each of Amarillo, Cascade, and Galena, and debating between another of Centennial, Columbus, and Fuggles.

 

[claphamsa]

all 3!!!! ( i would say fuggles if picking one)

 

[schristian619]

I'm in for a pund each of willamette, cascasde, hersbucker. The amarillo sure was tempting, but I have over a pound in the freezer already.

 

[TheDutchman]

Six pounds for me and my brewing buddy!
Cascade, Columbus, Perle, Saphir, Spalter, and Fuggles.