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Please Note: Due to the hop shortage that we have been experiencing many of the hops we normally carry may or may not be in stock. We may be able to substitute a different style ie: plug for pellet for flower, or a different type. We will email you with possible changes before shipping the order. If you have a specific question on availability please write us at sales@oldwestbrew.com before placing your order.
~Hop Ordering and Prices~
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Another major ingredients found in your beer
will be hops. They
are the female cone-like flowers of the hop vine which impart bitterness, flavor and aroma
to beer. Hops also are a natural preservative that inhibits some bacterial growth in a
finished brew. Hops are available in leaf (whole
flower) or
pellets. Packages should be marked with the Alpha Acid Rating. The AA
rating multiplied by the ounces will give you the AAU or Homebrew units for the recipe.
IBU (international Bittering Units) is a measure of the actual bitterness in a finished
beer with consideration of wort volume, boil length, and original gravity. A
calculator to assist you in selecting your hops can be found in our 
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