sell buy dates

[Dennis King]

Just found a vacuum sealed pack of Mount hood. Sell buy date Jan. 2008. The pack is in tact I`ve no problem using them but will they still have the same alpha level. Doing a summer lightening this week end so I`m thinking of throwing maybe 40-50gms in at the end.

[Graham]

Just found a vacuum sealed pack of Mount hood. Sell buy date Jan. 2008. The pack is in tact I`ve no problem using them but will they still have the same alpha level. Doing a summer lightening this week end so I`m thinking of throwing maybe 40-50gms in at the end.

As late hops they will probably be better than fresh hops. A bit of oxidation, although it may decrease the alpha-acid a bit, actually improves the aroma.

Even so, with most hop varieties the alpha-acid decrease is not as bad as is often made out. Depends upon how they have been stored, of course

[Dennis King]

Think I`ll go for it 50gms at the end.

[Rookie]

Back in the 90s when amarillo hops first came on the market only a few places had them so I bought a large amount. I kept them tightly wrapped and frozen and used the last of them nearly six years later. Properly stored most hops will stay good a long time.