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Our Best Brewing Tips Content
Our team has handpicked some content and guides on the latest in craft beer to make sure you and your brewery stay in the loop.
April 17, 2023
Crosby Hops Introduced New Cryogenically Processed Lupulin Pellets (CGX)
By: Giovanni Albanese
Crosby Hops released a new cryogenically processed hop last month called CGX that creates better flavor and aroma in your beer while also increasing your ...
April 10, 2023
NZ Hops Ltd New Uber-Juicy Hop Superdelic™ Wows With Unique Flavors
By: Grace Lee-Weitz
NZ Hops Ltd released a new hop last month called Superdelic™ that has unique, wow flavors of lollies candy, bubblegum, and stone fruit ...
April 3, 2023
What Brewers Need to Know About a Surplus of Hops in America
By: Grace Lee-Weitz
A new report from the Brewers Association Chief Economist Bart Watson shows a surplus of hops in America. Here’s what you need to know ...
March 31, 2023
LalBrew NovaLager™: The Best New Lager Yeast Available Right Now
By: Grace Lee-Weitz
A new hybrid lager yeast, Lallemand’s LalBrew NovaLager™ produces cleaner fermentations in less time with a unique, crisp profile. ...
March 29, 2023
The Five BIG Advantages of Brewing With HOPSAUCE™
By: Grace Lee-Weitz
HOPSAUCE is following the trend like SPECTRUM, FLEX, SALVO, and Icognito as another hop extract. Learn about this exciting product from the New York Hop ...
March 17, 2023
RTDs Are on the Rise. What Should I Do As a Brewery?
By: Grace Lee-Weitz
According to the alcohol e-commerce site Drizly, RTDs within the spirits category gained a +400% share year over year from 2019 to 2022 on the ...
March 10, 2023
The 10 Best Tips for Brewing SMaSH Beers
By: Grace Lee-Weitz
Malt, hops, water, and yeast, the four ingredients that make up a traditional beer. And while we’ve seen styles expand on that core—everything from smoothie ...
March 8, 2023
The Best Ways to Brew a Smoothie Beer
By: Grace Lee-Weitz
Hop-forward styles remain top of mind for many breweries around the country. But it’s also good to take a moment and remember that hops aren’t ...
March 3, 2023
What Is FLEX®? The Easiest Alpha Acid Hop Extract
By: Grace Lee-Weitz
As a flowable extract—hence FLEX—this is a 100-percent, all-natural, concentrated alpha hop product from John I. Haas that is easy to ship and easy to ...
February 27, 2023
Hop Report: How Hops Performed in Europe in 2022
By: Grace Lee-Weitz
Last week, we covered how hops performed in the United States in 2022. Overall, the U.S. accounted for 61,177 acres of hops in 2022, a ...
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April 14, 2025
Crafted For Action: Elevating Voices and Building Community in Craft Beer
By: Ollie Team
Craft beer is more than what’s in the glass—it’s about the people behind the pints and the stories that shape the culture. Crafted For Action ...
March 27, 2025
The 3 Reasons Why Your Brewery Should Have an Employee Handbook
By: Giovanni Albanese
The craft beer industry has so many individuals who leapt from passionate home brewer to brewery owner. Many people get into the craft beer industry ...
March 10, 2025
Abstrax BrewGas Series: The Gateway to the Dankest of Beers
By: Giovanni Albanese
Cannabis, terpene, hemp-based, and THC-infused products have become a blossoming segment of the beverage industry. Craft beer is jumping onto that bandwagon, too. Thought leaders ...
