Who else bought 2 pounds of pellet hops

[HarvInSTL]

ok, so instead of the 1.25 i pay for an ounce of cascade or saaz it goes to 2.00. It will add 3 dollars to a batch. Not a big deal to me. I suppose this makes me monitarily irresponsible, but its not like a 60% increase on something that is so cheap is that big of a deal to me. What does scare me is the price of SS and what it will cost me to build my HERMS.

Then there are those that are buying food savers (what around 60 bucks) to try to save money on hop increases. That makes me laughy.

Then you keep paying $2/oz for Cascade and I'll keep paying my 52cents/oz including the food saver bags.

We knew the prices of hops were going to go up, and on my last order (9/22/2007) of 11lbs I saved almost $60 compared to todays prices.

Food Saver is a specific brand of vacuum sealer. What you linked to is a Seal-a-meal. Normally, I wouldn't make the distinction (I call all adhesive strips "Band-Aids") except for this (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=38311)

I owned a Seal-a-meal, it's not worth even $50. I returned it and currently have nothing, but I'm waiting to buy a Food Saver.



Most sealers require special bags. However, for things like hops it might be cost effective to look into the vacuum sealed containers. Pour your hops in there, suck the air out and toss them in the fridge. When you need some you grab what you need and suck the air back out.

Sorry to hear that you had bad luck with yours. I've had no problem with the 25+ lbs of leaf hops I've sealed with mine.

 

[Donasay]

The reason I asked about storage in the first place falls in line with the cost vs quality thing. I know cost is going to go up, and I would like to save money provided the quality does not suffer. I only got 2 pounds because buying more, and having them go bad would aggrivate me more than paying the extra money. If the hops are bad you don't only loose the two bucks on hops, but the 30 bucks on grain and a few hours of your time.

I just wanted to make sure that once I open the hops they won't deteriorate quickly and hopefully get some tips on storing them so this doesn't happen. I know I will buy specialty hops by the ounce this winter, and will probably pay more for them, which is not a big deal if they are vaccuum sealed and stored properly.

If I were to continually buy hops in bulk, instead of in anticipation of this winters shortage, which I consider an anomolie. The vacum bag thing would save me alot of money over the course of a year or two.

 

[El_Borracho]

Anyone grow their own hops? I doubt it's hard.

What's with the whole hops shortage, if that all said and done with??

 

[TheJadedDog]

I picked up 3.5 pounds of leafy hoppy goodness. Should get me through most of the coming year.

 

[Ryanh1801]

I would by bulk, but I like to change it up too much. I can only think of a few hops I have used more than once so far.

 

[LouT]

I bought by the pound because it was much cheaper than by the oz. Then I guess I got carried away, but after seeing that some of my favorite hops were already sold out I didn't feel so bad "stocking up" -- at least I'll have something if they sell out of other varieties.

 

[Ó Flannagáin]

I bought by the pound because it was much cheaper than by the oz. Then I guess I got carried away, but after seeing that some of my favorite hops were already sold out I didn't feel so bad "stocking up" -- at least I'll have something if they sell out of other varieties.

I feel ya, I'm about to purchase another 3lbs or so... it's just too easy

 

[RadicalEd]

For a scale and cheap bag sealer (non-vacuum, but it does seal nicely), check out American Science and Surplus, which has 100g scales for around $5 and the sealers for even less. And grab some secondary regulators while you're there, too!

Worked well to seal my 3 lbs of pellets into 1 oz portions. I got 1 lb each of Northern Brewer, Cascades, and EKG.

 

[LouT]

I feel ya, I'm about to purchase another 3lbs or so... it's just too easy

Yeah, but I don't brew 8 times/month like some LUCKY people...

:rockin:

I've been wanting one of those food savers for cutting larger cuts of meat into roasts ever since a buddy showed me his back about this time last year. The ability to seal up hops (and eventually bulk grains) into smaller useful sizes is a big plus and probably just enough justification for me to go Food Saver shopping.

Anyone find bulk Amarillo or Cascades still available anywhere? I'd liike a pound of each, probably also a pound of Northern Brewer, and maybe some EKG and/or Fuggles...

 

[Ó Flannagáin]

http://www.northernbrewer.com/hop-pellets.html <--- amarillo

 

[Donasay]

http://www.northernbrewer.com/hop-pellets.html <--- amarillo

Yea they have amarillo, but practically everything else is sold out... and it is like this at alot of online homebrew stores. I find it kind of funny, I wonder what they are going to do for kits if they don't have the hops.

 

[Ó Flannagáin]

I got a pound of cascade a month ago, kinda regret it, don't use it in much. I've used it in 1/9 brews so far this fall.

 

[Alamo_Beer]

Check it out:
http://www.sciplus.com/category.cfm/subsection/6/category/60/start/12/maxrows/11

I guess this is what RadicalEd was talking about...seems cheap enough and might just work!

 

[Donasay]

Ok, I got a few more hops just to be sure, as soon as my order comes this is what I will have in my freezer. I like to do IPAs Porters and Belgians, I occasionally do a pilariesner or bock, but only about one at a time. Can anyone think of additional hop varietals I should get before they are sold out. I have looked at about 3 different homebrew sites on the internet and almost all my favorite varieties are sold out, let me know what you think.

Galena Pellets 1.0 lb.
UK Goldings 1 lb
Nugget Pellets 1 lb.
Hallertau Pellets 1 lb.
Perle Pellets 1 lb.
Cascade Pellets 1 lb.

 

[MriswitH]

I bought a pound of Amarillo pellets, Hersbrucker pellets and Fuggles leaf hops.

I never thought 3 pounds of hops would look that great, haha.

 

[Ó Flannagáin]

I just placed another order... worked an extra hour to cover the bill. They already way shorter on hops than they were yesterday and the price has gone up on most of them. So, I got 1lb of fuggle and 1lb of saaz, plus 3oz of galena for 8/8/8 (it is galena, right?)

 

[Donasay]

I just placed another order... worked an extra hour to cover the bill. They already way shorter on hops than they were yesterday and the price has gone up on most of them. So, I got 1lb of fuggle and 1lb of saaz, plus 3oz of galena for 8/8/8 (it is galena, right?)

Why is everyone here so obsessed with August 8th 2008? I may have missed something but I just don't get it.

Sorry if this is

 

[Ó Flannagáin]

Why is everyone here so obsessed with August 8th 2008? I may have missed something but I just don't get it.

Sorry if this is

The board brews a special beer on these dates together, there was a 6/6/06 and 7/7/07 and maybe others before, I dunno. They usually have like 6 grains, or 7 hops additions or whatever. Just kind of annual, community brew.

 

[Beerrific]

I got a pound of cascade a month ago, kinda regret it, don't use it in much. I've used it in 1/9 brews so far this fall.

I'll take 'em off your hands, no charge.

I bought a pound of EKG and hallertau about a month ago should last me a while. Also, bought another pound, assorted, but that is for one 5 gallon brew

 

[Yuri_Rage]

Sign of the times - after reading this thread along with other supporting info that hops are going to be a bit scarce, I checked my favorite bulk supplier (www.hopsdirect.com) to see what was available and how the prices were shaping up. Turns out, they quit selling hops to the little guy (at least temporarily)! They are currently servicing only commercial requests, and it seems that their stock is pretty scant.

Damn! I really liked that place - they always shipped fast, and I usually wound up with a bit more than I ordered (they have a heavy hand with the scales).

 

[Ó Flannagáin]

I'll take 'em off your hands, no charge.

I bought a pound of EKG and hallertau about a month ago should last me a while. Also, bought another pound, assorted, but that is for one 5 gallon brew

Trade you a lb of cascade for a lb of EKG actually about 14oz

 

[Donasay]

You know, last time I went on the sam adams tour, they let everyone take a handful of hops and crush them in their hands to get an idea of the flavor. They had them sitting there in a large oak barrel. Do you think they would notice if I took the tour again and just happened to fill a bag with some of their hops, I mean usually the hops just wind up on the floor after people smash them between their hands.

 

[LouT]

http://www.northernbrewer.com/hop-pellets.html <--- amarillo

Yeah, duh, I'm such a putz -- my big order from NB came today and sure as sh!t I had ordered a pound of amarillo. I got them, and a pound each of cascades, summit, galena, and sterling. Way overboard, but I'll 'git 'er done'!

 

[kenb]

You guys have 4, 5 or even 6 pounds of hops sitting around your places. That is alot of hops, two pounds should last me through the winter, but you make it sound like I should buy another pound to be safe. The problem is that buying a whole pound really limits the recipes and flavors you can do. So now I pose this hypothetical question. If you were only able to have 3 types of hops, what three types would you buy to be able to brew the most recipes. I have two pounds coming, but am not contemplaing a third or fourth, but am at a loss as to what ones would be most versitile. Any suggestions.

Northern Brewer hops for dark beers..esp stouts...
Centennial & Simcoe hops for IPAs and IIPAs and everything else....

 

[RadicalEd]

Northern Brewer hops for dark beers..esp stouts...
Centennial & Simcoe hops for IPAs and IIPAs and everything else....

I asked the same thing a whiles back and I was recommended Northern Brewer, Cascades, and EKG; together they cover everything except German beers. Grab some Hallertau, though, and you're good to go!

 

[Ó Flannagáin]

Fuggles, EKG for darks here.

 

[kenb]

I asked the same thing a whiles back and I was recommended Northern Brewer, Cascades, and EKG; together they cover everything except German beers. Grab some Hallertau, though, and you're good to go!

That sounds good..i would die without my Centennial hop fix though. That is my 'desert island' hop! :rockin: