Harvesting hops

[stefan01]

My neighbor grows hops and he let me have them all for beer. What is the right way to deal with them? I banged the cones on a table to knock the bugs out and then vacuum sealed and froze
Them. was this a good idea? They sat in a bowl in my kitchen for two days prior to freezing them and they browned slightly.


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[aryoung1980]

I did that last year with some hops and they were fine. I've heard other people say their hops turned to mush once thawed. For what it's worth, I used them three days after freezing.

This year I dried them in a dehydrator before vacuum sealing and freezing.


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[stefan01]

Good news thanks. I boiled them last week anyways. I feel more confident now that this batch will work out. Guess ill just have to wait and see.


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