Hopunion add second class to ‘Hop and Brew School’

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Hopunion add second class to ‘Hop and Brew School’

Due to the popularity of the 2004 class, Hopuion will be hosting a second Hop and Brew School this year at its facility in Yakima, Washington.

The 1st class will be held Tuesday, September 6th from 10am-5pm and Wednesday, September 7th from 8am-5pm. The 2nd Class will be held Thursday, September 8th from 10am-5pm and Friday, September 9th from 8am-5pm.

Some topics and activities of the course will include:
* Dry hopping (how the timing of dry hopping affects beer)
* Interactions of yeast with hops
* Hops in Belgium beers
* Hops: what they are, what they do, and using whole hops, pellets,
oils and extracts;
* History of hops;
* Learning how to evaluate hops by assessing different lots and
varieties that have arrived at the warehouse by this time.
* Tours of warehousing, pelletizing, and receiving of hops at the
Hopunion facility;
* Ranch tours where you can see the hop fields, and witness hop
picking, drying and baling — and meet some of the growers who are
also the owners of Hopunion;
And other hop and beer related topics to be added to the schedule.

Instructors and speakers scheduled include Tomme Arthur, Pizza Port; Ron Ryan, Cargill Malt; Chris White, White Labs; Vinnie Cilurzo, Russian River; Tom Nielsen, Sierra Nevada; Ralph Olson, General Manager/Owner of Hopunion CBS and Ralph Woodall, Sales Manager for Hopunion CBS.

The course fee is $100 and includes continental breakfast, lunch and dinner and all local transportation in Yakima.

For more information call Cindy, Jennifer or Nadia at Hopunion at 1-800-952-4873