I love my foodsaver!

[johnnyc]

Finally got my foodsaver

 

[The Pol]

I heart mine too...

 

[jaxn]

Do you buy bulk pellets and then just divide them up into smaller bags?

 

[johnnyc]

Yep, by the pound from HopsDirect and split them up. Just got a digital scale too.

 

[CrankyOldLibrarian]

Which Foodsaver model do you all use? I was about to buy one a few months ago, but the bad reviews on Amazon made me put off the purchase.

 

[flyerwire]

i am trying to hold off to find a cheaper deal on the foodsaver but i havent gotten any new coupons/deals for it yet. My hops are waiting in my freezer

 

[JesseRC]

what size bags are those , or did you cut them lengthwise?

 

[springer]

Which Foodsaver model do you all use? I was about to buy one a few months ago, but the bad reviews on Amazon made me put off the purchase.

I have the V2460A Foodsaver . Actually i gave it to my wife for Christmas 08. She loved it and I get to use it win-win

i am trying to hold off to find a cheaper deal on the foodsaver but i havent gotten any new coupons/deals for it yet. My hops are waiting in my freezer

keep an eye out for post here I and some others get promo's from time to time and we post them. Last one was just before New Years 20% and free shipping but it expired

 

[Reelale]

i am trying to hold off to find a cheaper deal on the foodsaver but i havent gotten any new coupons/deals for it yet. My hops are waiting in my freezer

Try these. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/foodsaver-com-coupon-codes-if-you-can-use-em-154887/

I don't know which ones have been used though.

 

[chemman14]

How do you decide which hops to buy in bulk? That is the only thing stopping me from doing this.

 

[flyerwire]

How do you decide which hops to buy in bulk? That is the only thing stopping me from doing this.

the ones you like using the most?

i have simcoe, cascade, EKG and hallertauer... basically ones i know i will use a lot of throughout the year.

 

[johnnyc]

what size bags are those , or did you cut them lengthwise?

I bought the roll and cut it lengthwise.

 

[flyerwire]

if all i'm going to use them for is hops and maybe some food is there any reason to get the big boy?

 

[Fishin-Jay]

if all i'm going to use them for is hops and maybe some food is there any reason to get the big boy?

I like the big boy, but i have found that I also use it often because I am an avid fisherman and because I like to buy meat in bulk too. In my experience fish, beef, elk, and other meats will last up to a year or more if vacuum sealed and frozen. Ninety-nine percent of the time the meat tastes just as fresh as the day I sealed it.

 

[Tripod]

In my experience fish, beef, elk, and other meats will last up to a year or more if vacuum sealed and frozen. Ninety-nine percent of the time the meat tastes just as fresh as the day I sealed it.

On that note: What is everyone's experience with the Hops' shelf life? I am curious how long bulk hops will keep this way...I've stored leftovers this way before but it's only been the remaining 1/4 oz. or so and that usually goes in the next batch. I'd probably end up using what I buy in bulk long before it goes bad but has anyone ever disovered they waited too long and that the hops go bad after x amount of time?

-Tripod

 

[johnnyc]

The AA loss in hops that are vacuum sealed and frozen doesn't even change enough to notice until after a year, at least in my experience. YMMV

 

[Tripod]

Kinda what I figured...I always used my leftovers quickly but I was curious about larger quantities (like pounds of hops) that would take a bit longer to go through.

Of course I could always just brew more if it turned into an issue!

-Tripod