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#222 | Palindrome Brew Co
It’s official. Beer festival season is in full swing. We’re seeing new beers and new collaborations at every turn. What’s even better is that we’re
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Beyond Aroma: Hop enzymatic activity, diastatic power, and fermentation control
Hops have long been evaluated through aroma and bitterness. That framework no longer reflects how hops behave in modern brewing. As dry hopping has become
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Fuller’s and Brentford FC launch hop-growing initiative
Fuller’s has announced that London Pride is deepening its roots with Brentford Football Club by bringing craft, community and character together for a unique hop-growing
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#204 | A Year to Remember – Two Flints
It’s been another fantastic year for Windsor’s Two Flints… Following on from the recent release of their celebrated collab Double IPA with Ghost Whale’s Ray
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Crosby Hops expands direct distribution to Canadian brewers
Crosby Hops, an independent, fifth-generation hop grower, processor, and merchant based in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, has started distributing directly to Canadian brewers. This expansion ensures
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Do liquid hop products affect shelf life?
Whirlpool additions have been around for a while, they’re not exactly breaking news in brewing. But they’re key if you want to add in aroma
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#197 | Hop Compounds
Francesco Lo Bue is an agronomist with a degree in food technology, specialised in hops aromatic compounds. He’s also a brewer with 10 years of
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Autumn Report 2025 | Hops
When it came to brewing a new West Coast IPA, Estonia’s Põhjala utilised a wealth of hop products instead of traditional T90 hop pellets from
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Are 80% of Your Hop Oils Going Down the Drain?
Up to 80% of your hop oils, particularly β-myrcene, may be lost during dry hopping due to poor solubility and re-adsorption. However, with smarter practices,
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Comment | New research project aims to protect hop harvests
There’s an emerging new challenge to maintaining production of both non-organic and organic hops in the UK. The effects of climate change are predicted to
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Global hop suppliers collaborate to serve UK
Two leading hops business have tied to help serve brewers in the United Kingdom. US-based Yakima Chief Hops (YCH) said it was pleased to announce
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Spring Report | Hops
In this report Levi Wyatt, CSR Manager at Yakima Chief Hops, explains that industry collaboration is the pivotal force for driving meaningful change and hope
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Winter Report | Hops
First released in 1996 and rebranded 11 years later, Motueka has garnered a reputation for its magical ability to enhance the aroma and flavour of
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Autumn Report | Hops
Nelson Sauvin is a wonderful hop. It is also incredibly versatile, too, regardless of beer style or dispense explains Michael Donaldson for NZ Hops Ltd.
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BarthHaas launches ‘Thriving Together’ campaign
BarthHaas has launched a campaign encouraging the hop industry to “thrive together” in a bid to promote change. The hop industry worldwide is undergoing a
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Spring Report: Hops
Green cone-shaped flowers, or “inflorescence,” of the Humulus lupulus plant. Sierra Nevada call hops a climbing perennial with a distinct jackpot for craft brewers. And
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Talking Point | Hop Security
A changing climate impacts us all. In his latest Talking Point, Tim O’Rourke looks at how climate change affects the supply and availability of brewing
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When (Hop)opposites Attract | Clayton Hops & Brook House Hops
While they may be separated by some 11,000 miles, Brook House Hops and Clayton Hops share a passion for providing high-quality, fresh hops. In this
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UK hop oil firm toasts 44% increase in turnover
Totally Natural Solutions, a UK-based company which creates natural and sustainable hop oils for the brewing industry, is celebrating a successful year of growth which
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Charles Faram Farms launches
Charles Faram has announced a partnership with new UK hop grower group, Charles Faram Farms Ltd. “We already work very closely with our grower partners
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Brook House Hops launch new website
In readiness for the 2021 hop harvest Brook House Hops have revamped and upgraded their website to provide brewers with a quick, easy and personalised
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Natural hop extract business expands
Natural hop extract business, Totally Natural Solutions (TNS), have appointed a new position of Commercial Director to their growing operation, to support the business in
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Heading up a hop revolution
For years, brewers wanting to source hops from New Zealand had a sole option to turn to. But the landscape has changed and companies such
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Latest Brewers Jounal online NOW!
The latest copy of The Brewers Journal is now online for your reading enjoyment. Hops figure big in this issue and besides the usual, we
Hop production is biggest ever!
The US Department of Agriculture has spoken: Hop production in the US has hit the highest levels ever. This is great news for the craft
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US hop production biggest ever!
The US Department of Agriculture has spoken: Hop production in up. This is great news for the craft brewing industry and lovers of IPAs. Production
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Forgotten and future hop varieties
In my years as a beer buyer, I would be looking for a beer with purpose. I’d be on the lookout for a beer that
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Hops | Supply and Demand
Alongside brewery acquisitions and mergers, one of the prevalent and inescapable issues dominating the modern brewing landscape is that of hops and more pertinently, their
Dry Hopping: An Alternative Solution
Traditional dry hopping regimes most probably had the simple aim to add additional shelf life to the beer being made in 17th and 18th century
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Dry Hopping: An Alternative Solution
Traditional dry hopping regimes most probably had the simple aim to add additional shelf life to the beer being made in 17th and 18th century
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Meet the Brewer: Pig & Porter
It’s the first day of the rest of their lives, or in real terms, it’s the first day of Pig & Porter’s fourth year in
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A Hops Dilemma
A hop contract is a piece of paper that you sign that commits you to taking a certain volume of hops over the course of
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Yakima Valley water shutdown to end
Roza Irrigation District, which supplies water to the Yakima Valley hop region, is set to provide water on 1 June, marking the end of a