My LHBS is supposed to be ordering two one-pound bulk packages of pellet
hops for me, if he can get them. He quoted $24/pound which seemed good
since he is already charging $2/ounce and indications are that they will
just go up in price. Anyway, at my current rate of usage they'll be gone
within about six months, but I still want to store them as best I can.
I don't have a vaccuum sealing system, and even if I did, I have no way
to purge the packages with nitrogen or CO2, so I have an idea that I'd
like some feedback about. I was thinking that I could boil some water
to rid it of chlorine and oxygen, and then use it to protect the pellets
from oxygen. I would weigh one ounce of pellets, put them into a small
zip-lock baggie, and add just enough water to surround and cover the
pellets, and then freeze them. I don't think they'd take up much more
room in the freezer, and the small amount of water would be negligible
when added to the boil. Even if the pellets start to dissolve before
freezing, that shouldn't matter.
Any comments or ideas about this? Thanks.
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