Hey everyone! I’m going to brew up an American Brown Ale and am going to use some locally grown hops here in Nebraska. They are whole hops and I have never used them before. Do you still weigh them out per oz like you would pellet hops? Is there anything I need to know or do before adding them?
I assume they’ve been dried? Yeah, just weigh them out.
Hopefully they’ve been stored well. Preferably they’ve been vacuum sealed (Zip-locked bags generally aren’t good enough) & kept cold & dark. If that’s the case, just weigh out.
If they smell “cheesy” they’ve been oxidized.