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FoodSaver Mealsaver machines use specially designed zip top bags and containers. You could use these to store hops or small amounts of specialty ingredients.
FoodSaver Mealsaver Compact Vacuum-Sealing System - $31.95
This is also available from Amazon for $29.95 with free shipping...
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Vacuum sealers are indispensable for storing hops. I've also preserved base and specialty grains and other brewing ingredients.
Rival Vacuum Sealer - $37.95 (Save 62%) Shipped!
These are a Top Find and the best value I know for bulk vacuum bags.
VacMaster 8 inch by 50 foot Vacuum Bag Roll - $15.95 + Free Shipping with $25 order
1/10th of a gram precision. 500 gram capacity. Great for accurately weighing hops and water salt additions. Read my hands on review of this scale- here
FastWeight Pocket Gram Scale - $6.49 + Free Shipping with $25 order
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Vacuum sealers are indispensable for storing hops. I've also preserved base and specialty grains and other brewing ingredients.
Rival Vacuum Sealer - $37.95 (Save 62%) Shipped!
VacMaster 8 inch by 50 foot Vacuum Bag Roll - $15.95 + Free Shipping with $25 order
FastWeight Pocket Gram Scale - $6.49 + Free Shipping with $25 order
Related: Amazon, Amazon Fillers, Amazon Free Ship Add-Ons, Storage, FoodSaver, Vacuum Sealing, Hops, Scales, Great Deals
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The bags for these do not work well in the freezer and tend to leak when you freeze them. The refrigerator bags definitely don't work in the freezer and the freezer ones are tough to find and not very reliable. The bags are more expensive than the rolls for the heat sealing ones, so in the long-run you are better off getting one that heat seals like the rival one in this post.
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