#140: Your First Hire
At what point is it time to start paying people for the work you’ve been doing yourself?
The practical application of scientific principles to the art of hop agriculture and brewing science
At what point is it time to start paying people for the work you’ve been doing yourself?
It’s our show, we can talk about whatever we want, and today it’s twine. Mechanical spiders spinning PLA twine? You heard it here first.
Trevor Easton from Wisconsin’s Alt Brew joins us to talk about what’s missing in his beer. Hint: it’s gluten! As if brewing wasn’t difficult enough, Trevor takes us through the additional obstacles inherent in operating a gluten-free brewery. www.altbrew.com
Sorry, I had to. All about leaf biology.
This week we dissect the aroma science, sales and philosophy around flights. Plus, robots!
Marketing, sales, advertising, promotions. What’s what? And how does a garbage bag full of hops differ from one that has your tagline on it? This one’s got some low-hanging fruit.
Growing hops as a side hustle? This week we talk about priorities, big rocks and hop widows.
Don’t call it dirt. Dirt is dead. Soil is alive (insert Vincent Price laugh)! Bwah-ha-ha-ha!!!!!
This week we sit down with Exhibit A Brewing Company head brewer and co-founder Matthew Steinberg to talk about his path into the industry and local collaboration. Then we drink some of his beer. https://www.exhibit-a-brewing.com/
Is this a rant, sciency science or a marketing discussion? I’ve listened to it three times and I’m still not sure. Polyphenols and all kinds of -humulones run rampant as we discuss addition timing and where hop bittering comes from.