The practical application of scientific principles to the art of hop agriculture and brewing science
We thought about just doing a montage of James making faces at bad questions, meme-style, but instead we spent 45 minutes complaining about bull shoots, weekend warrior hop farming, a Toyota Camry Tractor and every other question that it feels like we’ve answered 1,000 times already.
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!
Mark returns to talk with us about measuring labor requirements, a topic that we’ve been focusing on a lot lately. We also get into balancing a day job with a hop farm and identifying the secondary hop markets that Mountain View Hops excels in.
It’s a question that comes up constantly: “How do I get Brewers to talk to me”? We go through some examples of how to get the conversation rolling, and even more fun, examples of things you can say to get shut down immediately.
This week we check in with James for a blow-by-blow of his trip to the Nebraska Growers and Brewers Conference, which was in Kearney, not Lincoln. You’ll get the details of the presentations he gave and the reactions; it’s almost like being there (without the 2 hour rides back and forth from the airport). Here’s […]
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