2017 East Kent Goldings

[gyurmaember]

I've just ordered 5 kg of the hops above, for £20 plus vat.
Is it too old to use? How much more shall I add, due to it's age?

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Leaf or pellets.

 

[gyurmaember]

Leaf or pellets.

Pellets

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Are they in one bag at 5kg or smaller packs I.e. 100g.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

I would suggest making a litre of hop tea with 50g next time you brew and tasting it before putting it in your wort.

 

[gyurmaember]

Are they in one bag at 5kg or smaller packs I.e. 100g.

I guess it's a big bag, I'm awaiting confirmation from Brewers Select. I'm planning to make 50g portions and freeze them.

 

[chthon]

I've just ordered 5 kg of the hops above, for £20 plus vat.
Is it too old to use? How much more shall I add, due to it's age?

Now that's what I call fandom....

 

[Northern_Brewer]

I've just ordered 5 kg of the hops above, for £20 plus vat.
Is it too old to use? How much more shall I add, due to it's age?

Depends on how they've been stored. As a first approximation, assume they've been kept reasonably well and so assume 10% degradation per year, so you'd need 60% more than fresh. For bittering I'd go a bit less than that, for aroma I'd go a bit more, given that it's only costing you 40p/100g, you can be generous.

But I'd just do a small test, just with a litre of 10% DME just to see what state they're in, it's a bit unpredictable without actually trying them.

 

[Cwrw666]

If they're vacuum sealed they should be fine. I'd just use them for bittering though and use something fresher for flameout addition.
I'd test them by doing a single malt pale ale - go for a fairly bitter one so if they come out under par the beer will still be good and it'll give you an idea how much more to add next time.