Old Leghumper brew day

[Dude]

Dude, how were the hops packaged? Had they allegedly been stored in the freezer? Maybe you can make a lambic

I've got all mine vac-sealed and frozen now, and so far they're holding up really well.

They were all vacuum sealed and he said they were stored frozen. But even if hops are stored sealed and frozen like that, shelf life isn't much more than a year.

 

[Baron von BeeGee]

They were all vacuum sealed and he said they were stored frozen. But even if hops are stored sealed and frozen like that, shelf life isn't much more than a year.

Agreed. But if I were doing a trade now, I would have expected hops from the 2005 crop, not 2004...

 

[RichBrewer]

Next--I don't think I'm ever trading hops with anyone again, unless I know they are fresh. I traded some varieties with someone on another board, and I got screwed over. When I got them, I noticed they looked kind of yellow.
I planned to use some of them in Old Leghumper yesterday. I opened up the package and they smelled like cheese. Not kidding. I ended up substituting them with something else at the last minute. The whole lot (12 ounces) that we traded, are that same color. I'm pretty pissed.

What type of hops are they? I guess some store better than others.

 

[Dude]

What type of hops are they? I guess some store better than others.

These were Mt. Hood. The Chinook he sent me have the same yellowish tint.

 

[RichBrewer]

These were Mt. Hood. The Chinook he sent me have the same yellowish tint.

I guess the fact that they smell like cheese says it all. I got some ECG from Hops Direct and they look much browner than the Northern Brewer and Cascades I also received from them. The ECG smell fresh and have produced good beers so I haven't worried abouty it too much. (I found out after the fact that ECG do not store well )I was thinking that mayby it's normal for different types of hops to look different but if they smell bad it doesn't matter what they look like.

 

[Cheesefood]

I opened up the package and they smelled like cheese.

Sniff. You used to love the way I smelled.

 

[homebrewer_99]

Sniff. You used to love the way I smelled.

Yeah, but he was on crack at the time so don't give it much credibility...

Some hops have orange lupelin...not all are yellow.

 

[Mykel Obvious]

If they smell like cheese, then I'd guess they are either 2 years old, or left on top of the fridge for a while... Put them in your attic for a year or so and make a lambic for sure... if ya don't make lambic, send them to me and I'll do it!

mikey

 

[Cheesefood]

I have some hops in plastic zip lock bags sitting in my freezer. They should stay good for a while, right?

 

[Chairman Cheyco]

'Food, your avatar is not welcome here.

 

[homebrewer_99]

'Food, your avatar is not welcome here.

I second that!
(Isn't there supposed to be a guy in that picture?)

 

[Dude]

I second that!
(Isn't there supposed to be a guy in that picture?)

Yeah, he's incapacited. You can't see his fingers?

And yes, cheese, that is uncalled for. Please, remove it at once!!!!
I was trying to eat lunch.

 

[Dude]

If I'm going to adjust my batch to gravity (meaning I got higher than expected efficiency), I just add enough top off water in the fermentor to hit the target FG which has the added benefit of adding some oxygen as well as slight cooling. Promash has a dilution calculator which, given a current gravity reading and a target gravity, will tell you how much straight water to add.

Doesn't this affect hop integration though? I'd bet it is negligible, but just sayin'. I'm not slamming your procedure, it is what I do too.

Kai's method (though slightly more difficult) seems to be the best way.

 

[Cheesefood]

And yes, cheese, that is uncalled for. Please, remove it at once!!!!
I was trying to eat lunch.

Bunch of pots calling kettles black. I've seen pictures of several of you. Don't try to claim that you're all in shape. For cripes sake, this is a forum for people who try to cram as much sugar into water as possible before drinking it.

Dude, what's the calorie count on the Leghumper?

 

[homebrewer_99]

...what's the calorie count on the Leghumper?

With a picture like that I doubt you're counting calories...

 

[Baron von BeeGee]

Doesn't this affect hop integration though? I'd bet it is negligible, but just sayin'. I'm not slamming your procedure, it is what I do too.

Kai's method (though slightly more difficult) seems to be the best way.

It probably does, but we're talking about 1/2g max usually. Sometimes I just deal with the higher gravity

 

[Kaiser]

Doesn't this affect hop integration though? I'd bet it is negligible, but just sayin'. I'm not slamming your procedure, it is what I do too.

Kai's method (though slightly more difficult) seems to be the best way.

Because I'm adding the additional water almost at the end of the boil, the hop utilization is affected in the same way. But what will be the difference? Maybe 3% utilization difference at the most. This is a difference that I don't worry about since hop utilization is affected by many other factors anyway.

Kai