How long will my hops stay fresh?

How long will my hops stay fresh? Hop deterioration is impacted by numerous variables, the two most important being heat exposure and oxidation. For properly sealed, nitrogen flushed pellets, customers can expect a 3-4 year life expectancy. Raw hops however have a much shorter life span (approximately 6 months to 1 year). Regardless of the product size or packaging, hops should be stored in a cold, air tight environment to ensure optimum freshness and quality. Our hops are normally sold in nitrogen flushed packaging as packaged by the manufacturer. In the event that pellet hops are no longer available in the 1oz package from the manufacturer or temporarily sold out we will repack in a vacuum packer. This situation sometimes occurs with some of the wildly popular hops. Be assured that they any vacuum packaged hops are current and rotated quickly as well as kept cold.