Topic: Hops
Behind the IBU
What is an IBU? It’s a simple question — wait until you hear the answer.
Growing Hops
You brew your own, why not grow your own?
Hop Substitutions
Strategies to brew recipes using different hops.
How can I get better hop utilization?
Upping IBUs I have been planning on making an extract oatmeal stout, but after entering all my ingredients into a recipe calculator I am concerned with my hop utilization. I boil my
Build a French Press Hopback
Add a hoppy aroma to your brews with a homemade hopback.
Upping IBU’S
Is good hop utilization getting you down? Take some advice from the Wiz. Plus: Enzymes can be a great tool in brewing – how do you stop them?
Selecting Hops: Tips from the Pros
Two pros — Jeremy Marshall (Lagunitas) and Richard Norgrove, Jr. (Bear Republic) — hop to it and give our readers the low down on picking the right lupulin delivery vector.
Lessons Learned from Commercial Hop Growers
An interview with a commercial hop farmer and what her advice means to your homebrew. Plus: Tips on brewing with homegrown hops
Hopping Help for Extract Brewers
Are you an extract brewer who needs help making hoppier homebrew? Find out what factors influence hop bitterness and what you need to do to reach your target IBUs. Also, identify the beer styles you can successfully brew givenyour homebrew equipment and procedures.
Balancing Hoppy Beers: Tips from the Pros
Growing Your Own Backyard Hops
One of the easier ways you can put the “home” in homebrewing is to grow your own hops. This widely distributed plant, with the latin name Humulus lupulus, is broadly part of the family of nettles. It is somewhat more closely related to cannabis, although it has few if any of the mind-altering properties and none of the legal consequences of its notorious cousin.
Growing Hops: Tips from the Pros
Two professional hop growers give their gardening tips for growing backyard hops.
