Hops from Yakima Valley - 1 bag not vacuum sealed

[smcinco]

You can nitro flush and vacuum too.

Thanks. I have a gas flush chamber sealer just like theirs (except mine has two seal bars for added security) so I'm familiar with the process.

 

[BongoYodeler]

I asked for them to be replaced but now wondering if I should just give them a shot, now that 2 in this thread have had this happen. I assume your hops were fine?

Three

 

[BrewnWKopperKat]

I had a pound of amarillo hops stored without vacuum sealing that I used the last of almost five years later and they were still good.

Before "vacuum seal all the things", one would read many stories like this.

[Supplier replied with]
"Thank you so much for letting us know about the unsealed bag! Great news for all; hops and especially hop pellets are actually extremely durable. It would take months of heat, light, and oxygen to degrade the alphas or oils noticeably at all. I will attach a light [...] read on this for you!

Can you share the "light read" that was mentioned?

 

[Beermeister32]

Send them to me, I'll take care of this problem!

 

[BongoYodeler]

Three

Happened to me last year with an 8oz. or 1LB bag of hops, I forget which. I shot them an email and their reply was basically "Yeah, that happens occasionally. They should be fine to use without any issues, but if they don't produce as expected reply to this email." I used them and they were fine.

 

[mashpaddled]

I think you will be OK, I’ve stored hops in ziplock bags for years without a vacuum sealer, never had an issue.

If you are really worried for a hop heavy IPA, save them for bittering additions.

Same. I have hops in ziplocs in the freezer going back to 2014 that smell fine and work just fine in beer. Granted, they aren't the more fragile high oil varieties.

Once a friend gave me a bunch of pellets he left in his garage in ziplocs for years. I made an IPA with them. They were like 90% good.

I definitely would not worry about a few weeks.