Hopnology Classic: Fantasy Hopyard
This was a fun “what if” episode. If you could have anything in your hopyard, what would it be? You’ll be surprised at the pain points that come up early.
Tag: breweries
#182: James vs Chat GPT
What’s more fun than watching James fight with people online? Listening to him fight with a computer.
#181: Thiols
We’re on a Sciency Science roll and this week it’s about thiols. More of the magic that exists in your hops if you only know where to look.
#180: Homeostasis (that means balance)
There are so many variables in your yard, and they all work in tandem with each other. That’s why the answer is so often “it depends”. What does it depend *on* though? Two new episodes in a row? Hmm. That’s curious…..
#179: Another Dive Into New Brewer
The latest issue gave us a treasure trove of topics, including gluten free brewing, non-beer products from breweries, and Gregg’s favorite topic of “pumpkin” beer.
Hopnology Classic: Drying Study
For many many many years we’ve talked about low temperature drying in order to retain the hop characteristics that we’re growing these things for in the first place. We did what we do, which is to Science It for an answer. Guess what happened?
Hopnology Classic: Brewer Questions
Such a fun episode, reflecting on all of our observations of watching hop growers try to sell to breweries.
Hopnology Classic: Pivoting
It was the episode that launched a thousand future rants. When to know when to change.
#178: Dry January and Crop Consultants
A counterpoint to the NA boom and what to look for in “hop experts”.
Hopnology Classic: Hop Storage
Harvested, dried and pelletized. Now what do you do with them?