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ndcube
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Hop Price Question (Pellet vs Leaf)
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January 11, 2010, 06:59:10 PM »
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.
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Re: Hop Price Question (Pellet vs Leaf)
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January 11, 2010, 07:00:21 PM »
Maybe they're from the previous year?
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ndcube
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Re: Hop Price Question (Pellet vs Leaf)
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January 11, 2010, 07:10:18 PM »
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."
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blatz
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Re: Hop Price Question (Pellet vs Leaf)
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January 11, 2010, 08:12:05 PM »
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?
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lupy
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Re: Hop Price Question (Pellet vs Leaf)
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January 12, 2010, 12:07:25 AM »
Perhaps it compensates for the cost of storage space.
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babalu87
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Re: Hop Price Question (Pellet vs Leaf)
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January 12, 2010, 03:14:04 AM »
Quote from: lupy on January 12, 2010, 12:07:25 AM
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.
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pinnah
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Re: Hop Price Question (Pellet vs Leaf)
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January 12, 2010, 04:09:20 PM »
Everybody knows whole hops are better.
, Just kidding, no really.
how about
Volume perhaps, more pellets on hand?
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Beertracker
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Re: Hop Price Question (Pellet vs Leaf)
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January 12, 2010, 05:31:45 PM »
Good observation. Supply & demand I suppose?
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