I’m looking thru the prices on Hopsdirect and it seems like all the pellets are a few dollars cheaper thean the leaf. Why is that? I would think the extra processing would increase the price.
Maybe they’re from the previous year?
That’s what I thought but according to a blurp on the side of the hops page:
"New U.S. crop pelleted hops are good to go…however, remember imported hops are still from 2008. "
For example:
Mt Hood Leaf: $13.00
Mt Hood Pellets: $10.75
I assume “Domestic Vvariety” = “U.S.”
just a theory, but I always get ~20oz per pound of leaf, whereas pellet has always been exactly 16oz.
Just sayin…
also, I believe the pellet loses some AA due to processing, could that be a factor?
Perhaps it compensates for the cost of storage space. ???
I was thinking that as well but then thought of the cost of processing whole hops into pellet form.
Everybody knows whole hops are better.
;), Just kidding, no really.
how about
Volume perhaps, more pellets on hand? :-\
Good observation. Supply & demand I suppose? :-\