Wholesale hops represent an excellent value during worldwide shortage
February 1st, 2008A survey of wholesale hops providers conducted by BeerHops.org has shown that, in most cases, buying hops in bulk represents an excellent savings opportunity for home brewers.
Our analysis below includes information collected from freshops.com, a wholesale purveyor of beer hops, compared to the most recent hops availability and pricing index from Monday January 28, 2008.
Not only are bulk hops cheaper on a per ounce basis, but we are also seeing that there are some additional varieties available that aren’t in stock at many of our retail sources such as Crystal, Sorachi Ace, Pacific Gem and Summit.
There is a bit of a catch in that freshops.com requires a minimum order of 12 ounces of hops and no less than 2 ounces of any one hop variety. The maximum order is 16 ounces. So, these deals are probably best suited for high volume home brewers or those that tend to brew very hoppy beers.
Wholesale vs. Retail Hop Comparison
| HOP VARIETY | TYPE | WHOLESALE PRICE PER OUNCE | 1/28 AVERAGE COST PER OUNCE | WHOLESALE SAVINGS PER OUNCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal | Whole Leaf | $2.00 | n/a | n/a |
| Hallertau (Organic, NZ) | Whole Leaf | $2.00 | $3.49 | $(1.49) |
| Mount Hood | Whole Leaf | $2.00 | $2.77 | $(0.77) |
| Pacific Gem (Organic) | Whole Leaf | $2.00 | n/a | n/a |
| Sorachi Ace | Whole Leaf | $2.00 | n/a | n/a |
| Sterling | Whole Leaf | $2.00 | $2.24 | $(0.24) |
| Summit | Whole Leaf | $2.00 | n/a | n/a |
| Willamette | Whole Leaf | $1.70 | $3.37 | $(1.67) |
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