Hop storage

[Mookie]

What is the best way to store a partial bag of pellet hops. I see a lot of recipes that use only 1/2 oz or 1/3 oz of hops. I only brew about once per month and do not want to waste those pricey hops.

 

[mustangracer]

freezer is your friend

 

[avidhomebrewer]

Put them in a ziploc bag and try to get out as much air as possible, then, like mustangracer said, put in the freezer.

 

[Kaz]

Ziploc bag in freezer is good....vacuumed packed with a foodsaver type thing and in the freezer is better.

 

[Mookie]

How long will a ziploc in a freeze be good for?

 

[mustangracer]

Well, that depends. All hops will have some degredation over time, but you should be safe for about a year.

 

[92greenyj]

I managed to find some small 2ish oz round tupperware type containers. I put my leftovers in those and label them with the type of hops and AA percentage. I then store these little containers in a big casserole type tupperware container and put them in the vegetable drawer of my second refrigerator. 3 of the big bins fit perfectly. thats for pellets. for whole leaf hops I vac pack my leftovers and put the vac packs inside more of the larger containers and put them in the second veg drawer.