Extended, Now Ends Today… 40% Off Hops at Label Peelers + Our Homebrew Hop Deals Roundup
Updated: 5/29/2024
Hop Deals Roundup!
Looking for a deal on hops? Here’s a curated list of what’s going on right now!
Updated: 5/29/2024
Looking for a deal on hops? Here’s a curated list of what’s going on right now!
Updated: 5/29/2024
Looking for a deal on hops? Here’s a curated list of what’s going on right now!
Updated: 6/12/2024
Thank you to HBF Contributor Aaron Nord for this hands on review! Aaron is an advanced award winning brewer, a long time reader and a serial tipster!
Keeping oxygen out of a fermenter after the initial yeast pitch is a goal of most fermentations, with a few exceptions being oxygenating a high gravity batch mid-way through fermentation, barrel-aged ales, or spontaneously fermented ales in open foeders. For a homebrewer who wants to brew a beer outside of those exceptions noted, avoiding oxygen introduction after fermentation has begun is paramount to a quality finished beer, a goal which is sometimes a difficult to attain. Notably, adding dry hops, other flavor components (e.g. wood chips or coffee beans), or clarifying agents (e.g. gelatin fining or Biofine) presents a challenge for most homebrewers if they want to avoid oxygen exposure in the fermenting wort.
There are workarounds and ways for homebrewers to limit oxygen introduction, conceived upon by crafty brewers over the years. Dry hops for example, can be suspended in a muslin bag above the wort by placing a magnet inside the bag and its mating magnet on the outside of the fermenter. In this way, the hops will be in the fermenter at the beginning of fermentation and can be dropped according to the dry hop schedule by simply removing the outside magnet, all without opening the fermenter. Or, to add clarifying agents without cracking the fermenter lid, a brewer can utilize a plastic bottle with a carbonation cap. This method entails adding the liquid substance to a plastic soda bottle and pressurizing the bottle with CO2 via the carbonation cap, purging it, and repeating the process multiple times to ensure the gas inside the bottle is mostly composed of CO2. Then, by using a ball lock jumper, the pressurized bottle can be connected to a fermenter’s ball lock post, if equipped, and the liquid will enter the fermenter, so long as the pressure in the fermenter is less than that of the bottle.
Although these workarounds exist and cut the mustard for my purposes, I was excited when I found out that Kegland was set to release a product that appeared to be a simpler solution all around. In looking into it further I found that it was advertised to have additional uses, aside from the main feature of enabling hop, flavor, or fining additions to the fermenter while limiting oxygen ingress. This highly anticipated product is called the Hop Bong.
I have been a proud owner of a Kegland FermZilla All Rounder fermenter – Hands on Review – for over two years now and have nothing but good things to say about it. As a manufacturer, Kegland is a homebrewing gear innovator and a leader in the market. They are continuing to come up with novel equipment and tools that span their wide array of product offerings including many for their FermZilla fermenter line. I was excited to see what the Hop Bong could offer as an addition to my All Rounder fermenter.
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via William’s Brewing
AIH is discounting select items by up to 70% as part of an all sales final clearance sale. No coupon code is required, availability is limited.
How Could It be Clearance – Clearance Sale
Waimea Pellet Hops are included in the mix and on sale for just $1.24 per ounce.
Also: Standard Clearance Sale
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About Amarillo Face, from Great Fermentations:
Loads of Amarillo® hops make this wheat beer taste more like a very aromatic pale ale. It’s strikingly familiar to an Indiana favorite from 3 Floyds.
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Hops Direct “Hoppy Hour Sale” link and details below
Updated 5/22/2024
Looking for a deal on hops? Here’s a curated list of what’s going on right now!
AIH is discounting select items by up to 70% as part of an all sales final clearance sale. No coupon code is required, availability is limited.
How Could It be Clearance – Clearance Sale
Waimea Pellet Hops are included in the mix and on sale for just $1.24 per ounce.
Jarrylo Pellet Hops are included in the mix and on sale for just 98 cents per ounce.
Related – Phantasm Powder + Thiolized Yeast Strains
AIH has a massive clearance sale going on. Select items are discounted by up to 70%. No coupon code is required, availability is limited.
The sale includes two hops Jarrylo for 98 cents/ou and Waimea for $1.24/ou
About Brain Eater, from Great Fermentations:
It’s the beer of the living dead! This Zombie Dust Clone is loaded with Citra hops that invigorate the senses and engage the palate. A very light first wort hop addition keeps the bitterness down, while hop-bursting the beer and aggressively dry hopping with Citra hops give it a very pronounced hop flavor and aroma. The bite of Citra is offset by crystal 60L and melanoidin malts, which contribute body, sweetness and character to the beer, A touch of carapils for body and foam stability is included as well, perfectly balancing this beer. Delicious and inviting, Brain Eater Pale Ale is sure to please your hopheaded friends. It is the perfect beer for the impending zombie apocalypse!
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Pictured – MoreBeer’s Rhizome Pre Sale – Check it out
A few retailers have an annual rhizome pre-sales. The earlier you “hop” (did you see what I did there) on these sales, the better. That will give you a better chance to reserve the varieties you want to grow in your hop garden.
MoreBeer’s Hop Market features limited time, rotating hop deals. Selection changes regularly. Hops are available while supplies last. Selections can sell out and changes quickly.
The Hop Market! – current deals, shows most popular deals first
Smart Weigh 50g x 0.001 Grams, Premium High Precision Digital Milligram Scale
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Tare Function: Tare allows you to subtract the weight of the container you’re using to get a true weight of the contents. Add your empty container to the scale and press the tare button. This zeros out the scale. Now add the thing you’re weighing and the scale displays just the weight of the contents of your container. In my opinion the tare function is essential for any good homebrewing scale.
With resolution down to the thousandth of a gram, this would be a candidate for use with both hops and water salts.
Typically as resolution/accuracy go up, capacity goes down. From what I generally see the 50 gram (1.76 ounces) capacity is a relatively high considering that this has milligram resolution.
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amazonFind Awesome Hops at Label Peelers:
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Vacuum Sealer Bags for Food Saver Vacuum Sealer Bags Rolls 3 Pack 6 8 11 Inch Food Vacuum Seal Bags Freezer Bags For Vacuum Sealer Machine Vtuuu Food Storage Bags
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Use to store hops, other brewing ingredients and more
Vacuum Sealer Bags for Food Saver Vacuum Sealer Bags Rolls 3 Pack 6 8 11 Inch Food Vacuum Seal Bags Freezer Bags For Vacuum Sealer Machine Vtuuu Food Storage Bags – affiliate link, note that multiple variations of this product may be available, as such a different version may appear at this link
See,,,My Hands on Review
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Use to store hops, other brewing ingredients and more
Syntus Vacuum Sealer Bags, 150 Gallon 11″ x 16″ and Quart 8″ x 12″ and Pint 6″ x 10″ Commercial Grade PreCut Bag, Food Vac Bags for Storage, Meal Prep or Sous Vide – affiliate link, note that multiple variations of this product may be available, as such a different version may appear at this link
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Mason Jars For Homebrew Ingredient Storage, Yeast Starters and More
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amazonMoreBeer’s Hop Market features limited time, rotating hop deals. Selection changes regularly. Hops are available while supplies last. Selections can sell out and changes quickly.
The Hop Market! – current deals, shows most popular deals first
For a limited time MoreBeer is discounting all brewing ingredients by 15% when you use coupon code BIGBREW2024
To view selection of brewing ingredients, click here
This will STACK with Hop Market hop deals!
I’ve long been an advocate of using these sorts of portion cups for homebrew-related tasks. I’ve kept small (2 to 2.5 ounce) portion cups in my Brew Day Box for years. See: Hands On Review: Stainless Steel Portion Cups – for Brew Day Measuring & Samples for a review of those.
When I ran across these larger 4 ounce cups at a great price, I picked them up to use around my homebrewery.
These are generally intended for serving condiments and small amounts of food. Considering their size, materials and efficient design, they are also well suited for use on brew day and around the brewery.
Winco SCP-40, 4-Ounce Stainless Steel Round Ramekin Condiment Sauce Cups, 1 Dozen Pack – affiliate link, note that multiple variations of this product may be available, as such a different version may appear at this link
MoreBeer’s Hop Market features limited time, rotating hop deals. Selection changes regularly. Hops are available while supplies last. Selections can sell out and changes quickly.
The Hop Market! – current deals, shows most popular deals first
For a limited time MoreBeer is discounting all brewing ingredients by 15% when you use coupon code BIGBREW2024
To view selection of brewing ingredients, click here
This will STACK with Hop Market hop deals!
Smart Weigh High Precision Digital Milligram Jewelry Scale, 20 x 0.001g, Calibration Weights and Tweezers Included.
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Tare Function: Tare allows you to subtract the weight of the container you’re using to get a true weight of the contents. Add your empty container to the scale and press the tare button. This zeros out the scale. Now add the thing you’re weighing and the scale displays just the weight of the contents of your container. In my opinion the tare function is essential for any good homebrewing scale.
With resolution down to the thousandth of a gram, this would be a candidate for use with both hops and water salts. Note that this has a relatively small capacity of 20 grams (about .7 ounces).
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Smart Weigh GEM20-20g x 0.001 grams, High Precision Digital Milligram Jewelry Scale, Reloading, Jewelry and Gems Scale, Calibration Weights and Tweezers Included – affiliate link, note that multiple variations of this product may be available, as such a different version may appear at this link
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amazonIf you’re still needing to source rhizomes, we maintain a list of suppliers that is generally updated each hop growing season. See: Grow Your Own Hops – Rhizome Roundup!
eBay can also be a good source for rhizomes – search hop rhizomes. Look for a seller with good feedback.
Smart Weigh 50g x 0.001 Grams, Premium High Precision Digital Milligram Scale
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Tare Function: Tare allows you to subtract the weight of the container you’re using to get a true weight of the contents. Add your empty container to the scale and press the tare button. This zeros out the scale. Now add the thing you’re weighing and the scale displays just the weight of the contents of your container. In my opinion the tare function is essential for any good homebrewing scale.
With resolution down to the thousandth of a gram, this would be a candidate for use with both hops and water salts.
Typically as resolution/accuracy go up, capacity goes down. From what I generally see the 50 gram (1.76 ounces) capacity is a relatively high considering that this has milligram resolution.
Smart Weigh 50g x 0.001 Grams, Premium High Precision Digital Milligram Scale, Includes Tweezers, Calibration Weights,Three Weighing Pans and Case – affiliate link, note that multiple variations of this product may be available, as such a different version may appear at this link
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