The practical application of scientific principles to the art of hop agriculture and brewing science
We tried something different this week and recorded a Zoom call with our friend and chemist Joe. The video version will be on our YouTube channel. In all honesty, the audio isn’t up to our usual standards but it’s still usable. My (Gregg’s) is pretty muddy, but since my contributions to chemistry are usually just […]
As a hop grower you want your plants healthy and on time. When you’re the greenhouse plant provider you want the same, but dates can move, shipping is complicated and you end up spending as much time in Customer Service as you do in the actual greenhouse. A look back on our time running a […]
Bad terminology, social media, copycat farmers, dogs and kids, nothing is off limits. Presented by two grumpy old men who know everything and just want to drink our beer in peace.
We focus on micronutrients in part two of our Nutrients miniseries. The highlight of this episode is listening to Gregg try to pronounce “molybdenum”. Seriously. At timestamp 24:10. Totally worth it.
Welcome to Part 1 of two weeks of nutrient management glory. We talk about the importance of nutrients and the visual cues to determine if you have a problem. First we get into Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium, your Big 3, along with some of the secondary nutrients. Week 2 will be dedicated to the micronutrients, […]
Dude. DUDE! John here, your friendly neighborhood taproom server. I’m a homebrewer when I’m not slinging suds and have lots of opinions about the beer you’ve been drinking. Learn about me, some other caricatures of taproom servers and how to put the right faces in front of your beer on this week’s episode.
We hope you’re feeling like some hard-core horticulture today. James digs into roots, we continue the campaign against bull shoots, and there might be a Ferris Bueller reference in there somewhere.
Are you wondering about how your favorite brewery has adapted to the current environment and where they think things are heading? We were, so we got Reverie on the phone to check in. They’ve made some good moves and are looking to navigate through whatever comes next.
There is so much going on in this episode. First we get into a long discussion of hop aroma sensory analysis, of course filtered through the Bionic Nose that we call James. Then there’s the future of taprooms and what we can expect to see once restrictions are lifted. Along the way we share Gregg’s […]
We’re heavy on the science this week, focusing on mildew. Protectants, curatives and Ridomil enemas, oh my!