How do you store your hops?

[mattjazz2000]

Whats the best way of storing hops once you've opened the vacuum pack and how long are they good for?

 

[Cussword]

I put them in a poly bag back in the freezer :thumb:

 

[Frisp]

In Beer.... lol

 

[Mark1964]

we have had some in a black bin bag well over a year and they are still fine.

 

[artiums_enteri]

We buy hops by the pound in vacuum sealed bags. Typically I use 8-16 ounces per brew, and my wife uses 4-6 ounces. After we use what we need for that brew they get vacuum sealed again and placed back in the freezer. The hops usually maintain their alpha acid integrity for about 6 months which is much longer than it takes to run through a pound. If they are kept frozen and out of contact with oxygen then they have a very good shelf life. Kept warm or subject to oxidation they become stale, cheesy, and loose a lot of the original AA.