This week I cover the major hop thiols and how they can be used to increase the aromatic and fruity
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This week I look at some of the advantages and disadvantages of whirlpool hopping in an effort to better understand
“Wait! Women run hop farms in Michigan?” That was the response from one brewer as I gathered information for this story. While Michigan ranks number one in the Great Lakes region and number four nationally for total hop acreage, many of the women driving that success remain behind the scenes. From harvest coordination and greenhouse […]
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Today, there is no family of hops more in vogue than those coming from New Zealand.
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HPA’s new packaging and storage facility uses advanced technology to improve efficiency and product quality across the supply chain. This week I take a closer look at brewing the vaunted New England IPA (NEIPA), also called Hazy IPA and
This week I take a look at the major hop techniques, and provide a perspective on which hop techniques are
This week I cover the formal definition of an International Bitterness Unit (IBU) widely used in beer recipe design, but
This week I take a close look at hop sensory data which these days is often published on a “spider
This week I take a fresh look at mash hopping and why it might promote long term beer stability. What
This week I take a fresh look at the major aromatic hop oils and how they affect your beer’s aroma
This week I take a look at cold, short duration dry hopping which seems counter-intuitive but has been shown to
It’s not often I review other software based brewing tools, but I was recently contacted by Enrico Mollica about a
Owner Ralph Bungard spoke about the changing perception of beer, 20 years of ups and downs, and what makes Three Boys special. 
Mitch Steele joins us from New Realm Brewing to discuss what has changed in IPA brewing in the 12 years since he wrote his classic book on IPAs. Subscribe on iTunes to Audio version or Video version or Spotify or Google Play Download the MP3 File– Right Click and Save As to download this mp3 […] 
This week I dive into the cleaning process and discuss some of the most popular cleaners used when brewing beer. Last week in Part 1, I explained why cleaning and sanitation is so important for beer and discussed environmental concerns such as where to locate your brewery. As I discussed in part 1, cleaning and […] 
Weather conditions led to reduced hop yields across the board, but high alpha and oil levels indicate a promising crop. 
This week I take a look at the hops from New Zealand and Australia which have become some of the most desirable IPA hops in the world over the last few years. Hop Varieties from Australia and New Zealand As the US craft beer industry has grown, many of the varieties from Australia and New […] 
This week I examine a group of US hops from the Pacific Northwest. These American hops form the heart of the US Craft Beer revolution and are widely used in American Pale Ale, and the wide array of India Pale Ales (IPAs) that now dominate Craft Beer production in the US. The Pacific Northwest Hops […] Cocktail-inspired beers allow brewers to get more creative while providing craft beer lovers with even more variety and diversity.
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This week I take a look at the reason why most beer brewers have moved to a single boil addition instead of having short duration flavor and aroma hop additions in the boil. The History of Short Duration Boil Additions When I started brewing back in 1987 it was very common to use short duration, […] 
This week I take a look at some of the factors affecting how bitterness in beer is perceived and how they interact in a finished beer. Bitterness Perception in Beer For many years, I thought that the International Bitterness Units (IBU) level drove the overall bitterness level in a finished beer. As I matured as […] 
This week I take a look at some of the recent research into dry hopping during active fermentation to create tropical and fruity flavors in beer. Fruity IPAs and New England IPAs There has been an explosion of recent research into hop utilization to maximize fruity and tropical flavors that are characteristic of popular fruity […] 
This week I take a look at some of the new hop products and forms of hops available to professional and home brewers. We’re fortunate to live in an era of hop forward beers, and brewers have a wide variety of products available to create great beers. Dried Hop Forms The vast majority of hops […] 
This week I take a look at how well hop oils survive the brewing process to make it into the finished beer. Some oils and hop varieties do much better depending upon when they are added when brewing. What is Aroma Oil Survivability? Aroma oil survivability is simply a measure of how well an aroma […] 
Scott Janish joins me this week to talk about some of the latest research into dry hopping and the role of aroma hop oils in beer brewing. Subscribe on iTunes to Audio version or Video version or Spotify or Google Play Download the MP3 File– Right Click and Save As to download this mp3 file. […] 
This week I take a look at the hop cone and how its composition affects flavors when brewing beer. Hop Cone Composition If we look at the hop cone image (upper right, Source: Stan Hieronymus) we can see the various parts of the hop cone. The bulk of the compounds we are interested in are […] Stan Hieronymus joins me this week to discuss hop survivables, biotransformations, and understanding which hop oils survive the brewing process. Subscribe on iTunes to Audio version or Video version or Spotify or Google Play Download the MP3 File– Right Click and Save As to download this mp3 file. Your browser does not support the audio […]