Top 10 Breweries in Pittsburgh, PA in 2023
This article was originally written back in 2020 and only focused on breweries that had hazy New England IPAs. Today…
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An Ultimate Guide On How To Properly Store Beer
Do you want to hear a fun fact about beer? It’s the world’s oldest alcoholic beverage. No wonder it is…
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How to Properly Clean Your Brewing Hoses
They say that if you like to clean, then you’ll love to brew beer. Cleanliness is the most important aspect…
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USDA Releases 2022 Hop Planting Report
On June 10th, the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA-NASS) released their annual report on hop…
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Beer Advent Calendar Options
I was in a beer advent calendar last year, and it was a fun thing to do during the holidays….
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Which Size Brew Kettle Should You Get?
Correctly sizing a brew kettle can be a bit confusing for those doing traditional all grain or BIAB brewing. Typically,…
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Beer Volume Conversions
Beer gives delivered to us in all different shapes and sizes. From kegs to bottles to cans, there seems to…
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Beyond Pellets: Transforming Hops with Technology
The standard production process of hops had always been to pelletize whatever wasn’t used fresh. Pelletization consisted of machinery that…
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Top 5 Disasters that Threatened US Hop Production
The Pacific Northwest grows over 99% of all hops in the United States. The US is also the number one…
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Why London Ale III is the Quintessential NEIPA Yeast
I’ve tried a lot of yeasts over my time brewing. I’ve always been an IPA guy. I started out brewing…
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Detailed Plans to Build Your Own Hop Trellis
Hop plants can grow up to 20 feet high, and need a trellis to grow up. These plants cannot lay…
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A Look Into How Breweries Benefit Their Local Communities
Craft breweries started out as an urban-only amenity back in the 2000s. However, lately they have been moving into more…
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The Hops I Use in Almost Every Hazy IPA I Brew
I have a problem. I say I like to try new things, but I also am afraid of failing with…
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The Best New Hop From Each Country
After running through our testing on the new Great Lake Hop varieties courtesy of Hang ’em High, I wanted to…
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My Review of the Delta 8 Gallon FermTank Stainless Steel Fermenter
I was extremely excited when I decided to upgrade from my starter kit’s glass carboy to my first stainless steel…
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Building a Closed Pressure Transfer Kit for my Delta FermTank
Delta makes a great product. I recently chose their stainless steel 8 gallon FermTank over similar products from Anvil, Spike…
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11 of the Most Interesting Data Visualizations on Beer
I’m a statistics nerd and love working with data. It is one of the reasons I built BeerMaverick in the…
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Visualizing Differences in Yeast Strains
I do a lot with data on this site. Most of our data-themed articles are surrounding hops, and its for…
