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Hops
The star of the craft beer world’s favorite style. Hops offer bitterness to balance out the sweet flavor from malt while contributing flavors and aromas of citrus, tropical fruit, pine, earth, and much more. And new varieties are hitting the market every year.
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Dry Hopping
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Mr. Wizard
Brewing Beer With Fresh-Picked Hops
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Hop Extracts
Substituting hop pellets with CO2 hop extract increases yields and can produce cleaner, brighter beer while maintaining hop varietal charact
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Dip Hopping
Dip hopping — letting hops soak at about 170 °F (77 °C) for an hour — has been shown to boost pleasant hop aromas while suppressing or
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The Noble Hops of Germany
Brewers and suppliers will often talk about the “noble hops,” but many folks are not familiar with them. Get some of the details about what
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Mr. Wizard
Dry Hops in a Narrow-Neck Carboy
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Mr. Wizard
Fine-Tuning Bitterness Post-Fermentation
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Bitterness & The IBU – What’s It All About?
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10 New Hops to Brew With
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A Decade in the Making
It takes at least 10 years (and often more) from the time a new hop is initially crossed to its release. That is, if it even gets released,
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South African Hops
South African hops have come a long way in recent years — from being bred almost entirely for alpha acids years ago to new varieties that
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Late Hopping: Tips from the Pros