Vacuum Packing / Commerical Hops

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kane

Vacuum Packing / Commerical Hops

Post by kane » Fri Jul 06, 2012 5:04 pm

Hi guys,
When commerical brewers buy their hops, am I right in thinking they come in large bales which arent vacuum packed, but just packed very tightly?
How long do these bales last before losing too much aroma/becoming 'off'?

Where did the process of vacuum packing them come from? Is it to try and stop oxidation or something occuring?

Cheers,
Kane
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