I know patience is a virtue but...

[Mountainbeers]

I just got my first order from hopsdirect.com and I've never used/seen/held leaf hops because I don't have a LHBS and have just been using pellets. All I want to do is open this bag and smell a handful of hops. I don't have a vacuum sealer and I'm not brewing until Monday though. Would it be that big a deal exposing them to the air a few days earlier considering I'm not planning on using them all?

 

[riverfrontbrewer]

No, just wrap them up tight and put them in the fridge after opening. Don't open the entire bag, just poke a small hole and smell in the goodness!

 

[Mountainbeers]

So amazing!

 

[Bulls Beers]

Put them in the freezer. They'll be fine..