Hop Growers of America Releases 2021 Statistical Report
The Hop Growers of America have released their annual statistical report which shows that 2021 was a good year overall for the US hop growing industry.
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Generations of Yeast with Zach Bodah, Quality Manager at Allagash Brewing
The quality manager at Allagash Brewing Company shares some insight into the brewery’s yeast program.
Read more...Brewing With Breakfast Cereal
As brewers embrace whimsy in pints, some are looking to a Saturday morning breakfast staple from childhood and adding cereal to their beers. When done correctly they can evoke the familiar flavors contained in the box and even get a boost from specialty malts, lactose, and specific hop varietals to round out a complete AM experience.
Read more...Getting To Know Your Local Maltster
The popularity of local maltsters has exploded in recent years. Yet brewers still confess some trepidation over how to incorporate locally produced malts into their beer portfolios and brewing operations. We talk with Andrea Stanley, co-founder of Valley Malt in Hadley, Massachusetts, to explore the benefits of building a relationship with your local maltster.
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Tips for Brewing With Cryo Hops – A Concentrated Lupulin Boost
Brewers are always searching for new ways to push the brewing envelope and to maximize the flavor potential of their ingredients. Hop farmers and suppliers work hard to match that level of experimentation with creative new products. Cryo Hops remain an exciting yet efficient way of having it all for brewers.
Read more...Finding A House Culture With Matt Manthe of Odd Breed Wild Ales
Sour has become a catchall word for a variety of beers, including what many breweries call “mixed-fermentation.” As the United States nears 10,000 breweries, finding a way to stand out has become both critically important and increasingly difficult. Cultivating a house yeast culture or experimenting with different yeast strains are ways to create beers that are uniquely yours.
Read more...A 2022 Hop Industry Outlook
Last year offered challenges to hop growers in the United States. What will the new year bring? Are there enough acres planted? What hops are in demand? How did last summer’s heat event in the Pacific Northwest change the crop and alter future plans? Eric Desmarais, the owner of CLS Farms in Yakima, Washington has been involved in the industry for a long time and has perspective on the year-to-year machinations of crops as well as a proper outlook for the new year.
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2022 Malt Outlook
The Executive Director of the Craft Maltsters Guild Shares Insights into the Year Ahead
Read more...Yakima Chief Completes New Warehouse Facility in Belgium
Yakima Chief Hops has completed construction of a cold storage warehouse in Belgium. Although Yakima Chief Hops has been supplying brewers worldwide for many years, the expansion into Europe is intended to improve logistics and allow for faster delivery times to brewery customers.
Read more...Four of the Best Ways to Deaerate Your Brewing Water, Depending on Your Budget
If you worked as a brewer at Sierra Nevada Brewing circa 2005, you would have had the luxury of deaerating the brewing water with an expensive deaerating column to reduce the amount of dreaded dissolved oxygen (DO) in your cold side processes.
Read more...22nd Century Group Enters Global Specialty Hops Market
22nd Century Group, Inc., a plant biotechnology company, has announced plans to enter the global specialty hops market. The company is currently involved in the tobacco and hemp/cannabis industries.
Read more...Yakima Chief Hop & Brew School Will Again Be Virtual
Yakima Chief Hops will hold their 2021 Hop & Brew School from Aug. 30 through Sept. 3 and will again include both hop industry insights and technical brewing seminars.
Read more...Weather Causes Late Barley Harvest in UK But Quality is Good
Despite a late barley harvest in the UK caused by unusual weather, the caliber of the crop has been noted as better than prior years.
Read more...Colorado’s Tiny Hop Industry Struggles as Growers Face Many Challenges
Colorado’s hop industry is struggling to stay afloat as small growers contend with a decline in demand for local-grown hops, changing climate and limitations on hop varieties that grow well in the state.
Read more...A Peek Ahead: The Future of Cannabis and the Beer Industry
The recent proposal in Congress to decriminalize cannabis is the latest step forward in legalizing the drug nationally. Even if Congress doesn’t pass the current legislation, it is only a matter of time before it does. Eighteen states currently allow recreational cannabis.
Read more...Drought and Heat Raise Concerns Over Quality of 2020 Barley Harvest
Barley growers and brewers are concerned that the overall crop quality may lower than usual as much-above average temperatures and drought plague the 2020 growing season.
Read more...ASBC to Offer Webinar on Smoke Taint in Hops as Fires Spew Smoke Over Western US
With winds pushing huge amounts of smoke into portions Oregon, Washington and Idaho from numerous massive fires burning in the region, fears of smoke taint on hops have again returned this year.
Read more...New York State Helps Fund Program to Increase In-State Grown Hops
A $300,000 grant from New York state has paved the way for a new hop breeding program at Cornell AgriTech, which will grow and develop signature New York hops varieties.
Read more...Hops in Florida? University of Florida Develops Florida-Grown Hops
Scientists with the University of Florida are working to develop the best crops for Florida farms to grow — and that includes hops.
Read more...USDA 2021 Hop Planting Report is Released
The US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service released their annual report on hop acres planted. The report shows a small increase of about 4% more acres planted in 2021 versus acres harvested in 2020.
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