benno1973
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Recently I bought some hops, and when they arrived at my front door, I opened the packet and they smelled like burnt rubber. I'm not sure what skunked hops are meant to smell like, but from descriptions on the internet, they smell like skunk or burnt rubber. Is it possible that the hops are already skunked before they have even seen my wort? If so, will it just be the outside of the pellets, and the inside should remain fresh?
On a related note, I also packed my 3kg of Chinese hops into smaller vacuum sealed bags in my kitchen. Overhead I have a fluorescent light - would this affect the hops and contribute to any skunking? After the first bag I turned the lights off just in case, but not sure if this is necessary...
On a related note, I also packed my 3kg of Chinese hops into smaller vacuum sealed bags in my kitchen. Overhead I have a fluorescent light - would this affect the hops and contribute to any skunking? After the first bag I turned the lights off just in case, but not sure if this is necessary...