Now being the proud possessor of around 1kg of hops from phatboytall's group buy, I was wondering what the best way to store them as this is clearly more hops than I'll be able to use in a short time.
They are currently all vacuum packed which I gather is an excellent way to keep them, but once the pack is opened I guess they will degrade quite quickly.
I was planning to split them down into manageable amounts (say 10 x 50g for each hop) but it still would be quite a few months before they are used.
I do not possess a vacuum packer, so was wondering if (as a relatively straight-forward way) there would be any mileage in putting the 50g splits into sandwich bags and popping them in the freezer? I believe they are all leaf hops - would there be any different recommendation for the storage of pellets?
Thanks all!
Best way to store hops
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scuppeteer
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Re: Best way to store hops
Yep, works fine for both. If they're the seal type bags squeeze the air out as well.
Dave Berry
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Can't be arsed to keep changing this bit, so, drinking some beer and wanting to brew many more!
Sir, you are drunk! Yes madam, and you are ugly, but in the morning I shall be sober! - WSC
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BenB
Re: Best way to store hops
You can get oxygen scavenging sachets. They obviously come in a sealed bag- but if you were bagging up lots of hops you could use a whole packet of sachets in one go (otherwise you're supposed to reseal the packet). I go to town with my hops- sealed in a mylar bag with my snorkelvac with an oxygen scavenging sachet for good measure then in the deep freeze. Unfortunately the side effect of the fact that I can store hops is that my freezer is full of mylar packets and the wife isn't happy!!!