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@pinky problem is I cant find hop buds locally, all places sell pellets... which I'm not sure will work as well. Seems like it would tho? I've only ever steeped buds.

7 Feb 2023 at 18:14 | Open on merveilles.town
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pinky.

@rek they're a bit out of season right now. Best time to get flower is fall when they're harvested. I've had good luck on eBay (I used to brew beer). Surely you could use pellets though. Obviously would need a filter...hmmm...

7 Feb 2023 at 18:18 | Open on coredump.social
R E K

@pinky I used to brew beer too, but back in Montreal (even made hop ice cream one time, was very good).
The shops I looked up in my city only ever seem to sell pellets, regardless of season. (Maybe its what ppl prefer now? anyway, last time I made beer was in 2011.) When I visit I'll ask them :>, maybe they can point me in the right direction, but you're right, fall will likely be better for a hop search overall.

7 Feb 2023 at 18:22 | Open on merveilles.town
pinky.

@rek one challenge I'm sure you'll recall is the competition with commercial brewers. 😁 Wonder if that's changed. I last brewed around 2017.

7 Feb 2023 at 19:47 | Open on coredump.social
R E K

@pinky how do you mean competition with local brewers?

7 Feb 2023 at 22:59 | Open on merveilles.town
pinky.

@rek competition for the available whole flower hops. There was a period when I was brewing that Homebrewers had a difficult time getting the popular hops because commercial brewers had contracts to get first dibs. Maybe it's not a thing anymore.

9 Feb 2023 at 22:29 | Open on coredump.social
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