hopsdirect.com

[The Pol]

I am placing an order for 20 POUNDS, 13 varieties. Shipping was $23 to Indianapolis! The girls working in customer care were excellent, very pleasureable to talk to!

Average cost per ounce, WITH shipping is UNDER $1.30 per ounce!

 

[conpewter]

Quality of hops is great. You need to ask for a quote for shipping (make sure to specify if you use paypal or credit card, they prefer credit card because of the fees). I got a couple pounds to Illinois for $11 or so.

 

[beesy]

I just ordered a bog of hop tea from them and I have to say I was very disappointed.

First: The tea was horrible. Totally undrinkable. I know it was a crazy product that I ordered and that it was a 50/50 chance that it would be good or bad. But yeah horrible.

Second: The shipping cost just about as much the product: $4.74. They charged me for a pound and I have to say the box and the tea itself barely weighed half a pound.

Most carriers minimum weight of a package is 1 lb.

 

[BrewBrain]

SWMBO just lost half of her half of the freezer:rockin:

 

[calpyro]

Right now their prices are about 1/3 less than Freshops. It is a good deal. I am buying a few pounds!

 

[lordura]

anyone from nj/philly ordering? i'm looking to get on someone's order if there is a GB going on.

 

[magnj]

I might be interested in a few pounds but not sure if a GB is going to save us much if any?

 

[The Pol]

I might be interested in a few pounds but not sure if a GB is going to save us much if any?

Well, it does, and here is why. Do you want a FULL pound of each variety? Probably not, so are you going to order from them at all without a group buy to split the pounds? Probably not. They only sell in FULL POUND increments.

Also, in our group buy, the members are getting thier hops shipped for $1.00/POUND. You will NOT get shipping that cheap anywhere. Actually it will cost you more than that to drive your car to a LHBS to pick them up I'd bet. To get 2 pounds shipped to my house from Puterbaugh is about $10... the math is easy, that is $5/pound!

There is savings. If you look at the TRUE cost per ounce of these hops.

Bob orders 2 pounds of hops at $20/lb and pays $10 shipping, total cost $50 or $1.56/oz

Bob orders 2 pounds of hops in a group buy. Still at $20/lb but he pays $2.00 shipping, total cost $42.00 or $1.17/oz

Also, splitting the pounds means that you can get your hops for $1.17/oz and also get 6-8oz of 15 different types at that price. Which again, you cant do at the LHBS, nor can you do that when you order alone, you are stuck with full pounds, and therefore wont get as many varieties.

 

[HSM]

Love this place, If I'm buying hops *won't be for awhile the freezer is full* I'll buy them here.

 

[The Pol]

Our group buy is up to 36 pounds.

Average cost/ounce is 1.29 SHIPPED and SPLIT

Shipping $$ per pound is $.69!

 

[adamjab19]

Is someone splitting them up and respackaging or are they just stopping by your house and picking out what they need? Basically is someone putting in some serious sweat equity?

 

[The Pol]

Is someone splitting them up and respackaging or are they just stopping by your house and picking out what they need? Basically is someone putting in some serious sweat equity?

I am running it, I created the software (spreadsheet) to track orders, pricing, shipping and a materials surcharge.

I AM splitting and vaccuum sealing them for the buyers, for free.

 

[brrman]

Pol's group buy hit 50 lbs today. LOL!

 

[Nugu]

Thanks for this thread, I went ahead and bought 6 lbs of pellets for 126$ (shipped, shipping was 12$ to NE).

Packages weighed 1.8 to 3.2 oz's over a lb. The bags they're packaged in probably weigh 1 oz though.

Crystal (3.2), Cascade (2.55), Vanguard (2.25), Fuggle (US) (2.6), Chinook (2.5), Magnum (1.8).

The Magnum packaging wasn't fully vacuumed so I'll probably re-package those first.

 

[hayabusa]

Thanks for this thread, I went ahead and bought 6 lbs of pellets for 126$ (shipped, shipping was 12$ to NE).

Packages weighed 1.8 to 3.2 oz's over a lb. The bags they're packaged in probably weigh 1 oz though.

Crystal (3.2), Cascade (2.55), Vanguard (2.25), Fuggle (US) (2.6), Chinook (2.5), Magnum (1.8).

The Magnum packaging wasn't fully vacuumed so I'll probably re-package those first.

They fill the bags with Nitrogen - Vaccum seal isn't necessary from hops direct. Once you open it then yes, vaccum seal it.

 

[Nugu]

Nice to know, felt somewhat odd having 5 bags packaged perfect and tight and then one that was half inflated.

 

[CenCalWorthog]

Great thread, I'll be using them real soon.

See, that little extra ounces to a few people in the beginning went a long way for reputation and future sales...

 

[schristian619]

just finished wieghing out mine. my "pound" of amarillo leaf was just over 20ozs! I bought a pound of czech saaz leaf that ended up being 17-18 ozs and a pound of styrian goldings pellets at about 17ozs. seems they are more accurate with pellets. Good thing i prefer leaf!

 

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

Woo hooo!!!!

6lbs of hops on its way! I am literally saving 73% on my hops per ounce including shipping. Wow.... I think I may actually need to get into this bulk buying thing. Maybe a mill needs to jump up on my priority list???

 

[Brett3rThanU]

My order should be here on Thursday. Question for you guys... the hop bags are filled with nitrogen you say? So they can go straight into the freezer until I need them?

 

[ohiobrewtus]

My order should be here on Thursday. Question for you guys... the hop bags are filled with nitrogen you say? So they can go straight into the freezer until I need them?

Yes, they can.

 

[Evan!]

Got my saaz and amarillo today.

7 extra ounces of amarillo, 6 extra ounces of saaz. puterbaugh makes my day, again!

 

[flyangler18]

Columbus, Amarillo and Nugget arrived today, all 6 ounces over weight. Puterbaugh FTW each and every time. :rockin:

 

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

FYI :

Shipping to SE Wisconsin on 6 lbs of hops was just over $10.

 

[Halaster]

The prices are very reasonable. I bought 3 pounds myself recently for brewing my big IPA's. From weiging it, the one bag was only .5 oz heavier, the Amarillo and Columbus were 1.5 oz heavier.

 

[The Pol]

On our group buy, all pellets, the packages were no more than 2 oz. over.

 

[Brett3rThanU]

I got my hops last week, haven't weighed them yet as I need to buy a scale. I went pellets so I'll update when I get a scale.

 

[BADS197]

If I was to buy a couple lbs of hops and didn't have a vacume sealer/bags..could I just use a plastic container and set it in the freezer?

I don't think I'd blow through that much hops (5lbs) for a while.

 

[The Pol]

If I was to buy a couple lbs of hops and didn't have a vacume sealer/bags..could I just use a plastic container and set it in the freezer?

I don't think I'd blow through that much hops (5lbs) for a while.

You could, but how long do you think it will be in there? Some ppl use the cheap Reynolds sealers and have success.

 

[BADS197]

You could, but how long do you think it will be in there? Some ppl use the cheap Reynolds sealers and have success.

I've been a brewing fool for the last few weeks with 5 batches either in progress or done,however after this run of brews I'm going to only do one a month.

So maybe use 2-3 ounces a month depending on what it is I make. The majority of what I make are kits that come with hops but soon that will change.

I guess I'll have to see fora few months how much I use and then judge it from there.