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dlemyre
Joined: 31 Mar 2014 Posts: 25 Location: Bécancour, Québec
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Link Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 8:09 pm Post subject: where to find hops? |
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Am I the only one here who's having a hard time finding hops?
Each time I want to brew a new recipe, the hops needed are b.o...
I mostly buy from OBK since I'm from Canada...
I was looking to brew the Electric Pale Ale but I can't find Amarillo and Citra hops...
Any idea?
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luke_l
Joined: 30 Oct 2014 Posts: 63 Location: Kingston, ON
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Link Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2015 12:49 am Post subject: |
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I like buying from OBK, but he runs out of ingredients quite a lot. I always have sacks of base grain, and then buy my specialty grains and hops as I need them (usually for 3-4 batches at a time to save shipping costs) and find that OBK is missing what I need about half the time. I buy stuff from Brewers Pantry in Whitby ON quite often, his prices are slightly higher, but he tends to have stuff in stock better.
I just picked up a new freezer, so I will start buying hops in bulk I think.
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kal Forum Administrator
Joined: 12 Dec 2010 Posts: 11116 Location: Ottawa, Canada
Drinking: Pub Ale, Electric Creamsicle, Mild, Pliny the Younger, Belgian Dark Strong, Weizen, Russian Imperial Stout, Black Butte Porter
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dlemyre
Joined: 31 Mar 2014 Posts: 25 Location: Bécancour, Québec
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Link Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2015 2:22 pm Post subject: |
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You are right, OBK doesn't have all the ingredients I want to order most of the time...but they are really good for brewery parts.
I do the same as you, I buy my 55 pounds malt locally and specialty grains/hops/yeast from OBK.
But I might be looking to buy hops in bulk instead, I thought hops wouldn't last for more than a year in a freezer.
thanks for the help!
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dlemyre
Joined: 31 Mar 2014 Posts: 25 Location: Bécancour, Québec
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Link Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2015 4:07 pm Post subject: |
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finally I got what I needed from the Brewers Pantry... they aren't cheap but at least they had them in stock.
I will eventually buy in bulk to save money!
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David_H
Joined: 13 Nov 2013 Posts: 139 Location: Savannah, GA
Drinking: Dry Irish Stout, Electric Pale Ale, American Amber Ale, Irish Red Ale
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Link Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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Does anyone have a recommendation or suggestion on a variety of hops to keep on stock. There are over a hundred different hop varieties and that is way too many to even consider. I am looking at maybe 10 different varieties to buy in bulk, about 1.0 lb of each. Even at 5 oz per 10 gallons that's a couple of years supply at a pretty aggressive brewing rate.
Need a few bitter variety (say 4) and the rest flavor and aroma.
So what are your favorite hops?
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wscottcross
Joined: 03 Jul 2015 Posts: 212 Location: CT
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Link Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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For me the frequently used ones are Amarillo, Apollo, Cascade, Citra, Centennial, Columbus, and Simcoe.
Also, I purchased a 100g can of hop shots for bittering, so most of the pellet and whole leaf hops I use with be late addition aroma hops. Hop shots end up being less than a $1.00 each this way.
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kal Forum Administrator
Joined: 12 Dec 2010 Posts: 11116 Location: Ottawa, Canada
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Link Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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David_H wrote: | Does anyone have a recommendation or suggestion on a variety of hops to keep on stock. There are over a hundred different hop varieties and that is way too many to even consider. I am looking at maybe 10 different varieties to buy in bulk, about 1.0 lb of each. Even at 5 oz per 10 gallons that's a couple of years supply at a pretty aggressive brewing rate.
Need a few bitter variety (say 4) and the rest flavor and aroma.
So what are your favorite hops? |
What's someone's favourite hops shouldn't influence what you should keep in stock any more than what someone's favourite beer should influence what you drink.
Everyone likes different tastes and styles. For example, wscottcross mentioned his favourites and they're all American style hops for very citrusy/fruity/pungent/piney. The styles used in American IPAs, Pale Ales, and so forth. I love these hops too, but if you're the type of person that prefers English style beers, or Belgians or something else, you'd like different hops. None of those hops would work.
I recommend you look at recipes for beers you want to brew and choose your hops that way. Same goes with grain.
Take a look at the recipes here: http://www.theelectricbrewery.com/recipes
Pick out some you like and see what hops they use. Those are the hops you should consider.
Good luck!
Kal
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David_H
Joined: 13 Nov 2013 Posts: 139 Location: Savannah, GA
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Link Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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I realize that everyone is different. I was just looking for examples and suggestions. I went through the recipes in this section and came up with a list of 12 hops. I am also filtering through a large list of hops looking for similarities and substitutions. I tend to adjust my recipes to match what I have on hand and so far I only had one batch that was marginal, but I drank it anyway. And I haven't had anyone complain about my beer, but I think their opinions are greatly influence by the cost of that beer.... free!
David
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