hopnology: Hop Growing and Brewing for Craft Beer
Latest Episodes
#109: Drying Hops (Again)
Let’s talk about drying. Again. A rare case where we replace “do whatever you want” with “do it this way, or it’s wrong”.
#108: The Scientific Method Part 2
It’s Part 2 of the Scientific Method, but this time we’re taking the methodology to your business. There’s nothing magical about this: framing the right question, gathering data and removing bias will point you in the right direction in the field and ...
#107: Year One
It’s your first year of hop production. What makes this year different from other years? Where should your expectations be set?
#106: The Scientific Method Part 1
You changed something in your hopyard between Year 3 and Year 4. Yield went up. Did your single change make a difference? This week we dissect the Scientific Method and how to properly set up your experiments (insert maniacal laugh here).
#105: Go Back and Answer A Bunch of Questions That We Forgot To Answer
We were going to simply call it “mail bag” but this title is more appropriate. A mixed bag of stuff that we’ve been asked over the last {covers mouth and mumbles} months. Rapid-fire hop chemistry, burnback, mathematical theories,
#104: Cans!
Cans vs bottles, rainbows on labels, and packaging safety. Also why you don’t take James to your favorite brewery.
#103: Julie at Sandy Ridge Farm talks hops plants!
Guest star Julie talks to us about greenhoused plants at Sandy Ridge Farm: viruses, transportation and more. Then she schools us in a game of Beer ‘er No. Hey, it’s on You Tube too!
#102: Aussie Viruses
G’day Mates! This week we take a break from our North America-centric focus and get into it with our Australia growers. Don’t be a yabbo, we’ll give you the John Dory on the market down under and hopefully not make a dog’s breakfast of the whole thing.
#101: Hop Aroma for Brewers
It’s episode #101! Wait, what happened to #100? You’ll need to check out our Patreon page for the anniversary episode. For 101, if you can make it through our overly-long introduction we will get into aroma descriptors for your hops and how to best...
#99: NA Revisited
It’s been a while since we first discussed non-alcoholic beers, and we’ve done a *lot* of research since then. By research of course I mean sampling.