The Beginners Guide to Brewing Sour Beers
So you’ve decided to make your first sour beer. There are a few ways to properly sour your beer, but…
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The “Dank” Connection Between Weed and Hops
Certain hop varieties are known to exhibit the familiar and similar smell of weed, but does this indicate a relation?…
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The Most Popular Hops in Use Today
We are often asked “What are the most popular hops to use?“, and while it is a loaded question that…
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My First Attempt at Homebrewing Cider
Its fall in the Northeast. Leaves are starting to change, pumpkins are for sale at road-side stands and fresh-pressed cider…
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Why are Hops so Expensive?
Hops are expensive. They range anywhere from $2.50 per ounce to over $5 for coveted varieties such as Galaxy and…
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The Best Hop Varieties To Grow Yourself
Hops (humulus lupulus) are the flowers that are grown on the female plant’s bines. They resemble little green pine cones…
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The Rise and (Eventual) Fall of the CTZ Hop
CTZ is an acronym for Columbus, Tomahawk, and Zeus, three trade names owned by various private corporations for what is…
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The Complete History of the Citra Hop
The Citra hop is by far the most popular hop used in IPAs, and is one of the most grown…
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12 Unique & Awesome Gift Ideas for the Beer Aficionado in 2023
If you happen to have a craft beer drinker that you need to give a gift to, look no further…
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Highest Alpha Acid (AA%) Hops
Alpha acids (α acids) are chemical compounds of the Humulus lupulus (or hop) plant. These acids are found in the resin…
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Highest Cohumulone Hops
The primary bittering components of hops are the three alpha acids: Humulone, Ad-Humulone and Cohumulone. Combined, these three are collectively…
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How the Pacific Northwest Hop Yards Survived the 2020 Wildfires
2020 has been quite the year. Sure, it started off benign enough. In late January, we had the first cases…
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Are All Barley Pale 2-Row Malts the Same?
When creating a recipe in a tool like Brewer’s Friend, if you type in “2-row” into the “fermentables” section, you…
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Top Recipes to Homebrew the Most Iconic Hazy IPAs Ever
I have an obsession with trying as many craft beers from different breweries as possible. My vacations are filled with…
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Should You Use a Hop Spider or Muslin Bag?
There are infinite ways to use hops in home brewing. No matter how you are using them right now, there…
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Your Hop Substitutions are Wrong!
Update: The first version of our data-driven hop substitute tool is here! The old hop substitution charts we’ve been using…
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Picking the Most Intense Hops on the Market Today
Whether you are looking for a hop that suits a particular style, or just have a flavor you want to…
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Ten Hops to Watch Out for in 2021
Every craft brewery is looking for the next way to distinguish their beers from the masses. One of the easiest…
