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[Big Nake]

I am happy with the resolution that is for sure.  These hops will go a long way to help with my current lager brewing trend.  After I keg this batch tonight 3 of 4 taps will be lagers... who am I!!

I hear that. I'm on an ale brewing kick right now but all 4 beers on tap right now are lagers.

[Big Nake]

For those of you who buy hops by the ounce (locally or online...), how much would you typically pay for an ounce of hops if they were packaged that way? I have been getting into the higher volumes of hops lately with online suppliers but local places still have freezers filled with all of their varieties of hops in 1oz foil bags and they typically run anywhere from $2 to $3 per ounce. The $5-per-pound sales we have been seeing will get you to 31¢ per ounce and here with Hops Direct we have established a new record... 6¼ cents per ounce.

Also: I meant to ask about this too... Hops Direct is a hop farm in WA but my guess is that our German Hallertau were grown in Germany. So it's customary for American hop farms to get hops from Germany, process them into pellets and sell them? Do I have that right? I assume that these ARE NOT German hop plants that are growing on the Hops Direct farm... right?

[positiveContact]

For those of you who buy hops by the ounce (locally or online...), how much would you typically pay for an ounce of hops if they were packaged that way? I have been getting into the higher volumes of hops lately with online suppliers but local places still have freezers filled with all of their varieties of hops in 1oz foil bags and they typically run anywhere from $2 to $3 per ounce. The $5-per-pound sales we have been seeing will get you to 31¢ per ounce and here with Hops Direct we have established a new record... 6¼ cents per ounce.

Also: I meant to ask about this too... Hops Direct is a hop farm in WA but my guess is that our German Hallertau were grown in Germany. So it's customary for American hop farms to get hops from Germany, process them into pellets and sell them? Do I have that right? I assume that these ARE NOT German hop plants that are growing on the Hops Direct farm... right?

 

in the past the hallertau from HD has been imported from germany.  not clear on who does the processing.

[HVB]

4 more pounds delivered today.  I am not complete

[Big Nake]

Not complete? Or now complete?

[HVB]

Not complete? Or now complete?

Now!!  Now I am complete .. damn autocorrect ( I wish it was that I am on a PC )

[Big Nake]

Glad to hear you got the rest of your order. I plan to open my pound of Styrian Goldings next weekend when I make an amber ale so looking forward to giving these hops the sniff test. I have a couple ounces of Hallertau that I will be using up before I bust open the 5-pounder. Let's all report back on the freshness of these hops for the different varieties we ordered. Cheers.

[Big Nake]

Hey: I used this new vac-seal thing today. I wanted to see how well it worked and I'm going to brew a blonde ale tomorrow so I cut open my pound of crystal hops. Poured them into one of the bags that came with the sealer and then vac-sealed it. Wow. It sucked that bag dry and sealed it up like a freaking rock in about 10 seconds. Very easy, very cool, very inexpensive and I think it will be a nice addition to the brewery.

[Bklmt2000]

Hey: I used this new vac-seal thing today. I wanted to see how well it worked and I'm going to brew a blonde ale tomorrow so I cut open my pound of crystal hops. Poured them into one of the bags that came with the sealer and then vac-sealed it. Wow. It sucked that bag dry and sealed it up like a freaking rock in about 10 seconds. Very easy, very cool, very inexpensive and I think it will be a nice addition to the brewery.

 

My Foodsaver is one of the most used pieces of equipment in my brewery, outside of brewday gear (mashtun, boil/HLT kettles, etc) and racking equipment.

 

Wouldn't brew without one.

[Big Nake]

I had some time yesterday so I vac-sealed all of these Hallertau hops. I measured out one pound (which usually came to 1.05 or 1.07 pounds, whatever) and sealed them up into bags. When I got to bag 5, it was something like 20 or 22 ounces. So my 5 pounds of Hallertau was probably closer to 5½ pounds making this hop deal of the century even sweeter. They smelled delicious too. My son was helping me and kept commenting how nice they smelled. Cheers peeps.

[Mya]

I had some time yesterday so I vac-sealed all of these Hallertau hops. I measured out one pound (which usually came to 1.05 or 1.07 pounds, whatever) and sealed them up into bags. When I got to bag 5, it was something like 20 or 22 ounces. So my 5 pounds of Hallertau was probably closer to 5½ pounds making this hop deal of the century even sweeter. They smelled delicious too. My son was helping me and kept commenting how nice they smelled. Cheers peeps.

I once made a big pale Barleywine that used 12 oz of Mt Hood @ 1.110 gravity.  You could do something similar with all those.  It had a big late dose, it tasted like a cross between a pale doublebock and a mega pilsner.

[Big Nake]

I once made a big pale Barleywine that used 12 oz of Mt Hood @ 1.110 gravity.  You could do something similar with all those.  It had a big late dose, it tasted like a cross between a pale doublebock and a mega pilsner.

On one hand I could start using them for bittering but I also got a pound of Magnum so probably not. I'm considering making some hoppy pilsners and also hoppy amber lagers where I bitter with Magnum and then add a good dose of Hallertau in the last 5 minutes and also in the whirlpool. I see no reason why I couldn't add three ounces at 5 and three more ounces into the WP... it would be smooth from a bittering standpoint but crisp and hoppy in the flavor and aroma department. I make a lot of lagers and use a lot of Hallertau so this is NOT a chin-rubbing issue.

[Mya]

On one hand I could start using them for bittering but I also got a pound of Magnum so probably not. I'm considering making some hoppy pilsners and also hoppy amber lagers where I bitter with Magnum and then add a good dose of Hallertau in the last 5 minutes and also in the whirlpool. I see no reason why I couldn't add three ounces at 5 and three more ounces into the WP... it would be smooth from a bittering standpoint but crisp and hoppy in the flavor and aroma department. I make a lot of lagers and use a lot of Hallertau so this is NOT a chin-rubbing issue.

with that much, you can establish a long running  true "house lager" 

 

oh, wait...

[BarelyBrews]

My SIL has a cousin that just started homebrewing a few months ago,i met him a couple of times at their family get togethers. Anyhow, he is doing All Grain, and not buying kits but making his brews from recipes off the internet. I sent my SIL home with one # of my Hallertau Hops..I honestly, have more than i need Now...Glad to share hops...

 

 

On a side note: i told my Son in Law about the hops being poisonous (or deadly) for dogs . he said he did not know that. And would let his cousin know too..he has two large dogs ..