The latest news, trends, and resources for professional brewers and members of the beer community.
Abstrax Hops Quantum Series: Why Every Brewery Should Have It
By: Giovanni Albanese
Published: May 30, 2024
Numerous companies worldwide are working towards creating products that help make the brewing process more efficient while also saving brewers and brewery owners money. For example, we’ve written about products like John I. Haas’ HopHaze, Incognito, SPECTRUM, and FLEX®, Hopsteiner’s Salvo™, Freestyle Hops’ SubZero Hop Kief, and Yakima Chief Hops’
Kölsch: Brewers Explain Best Methods to Make a Great One
By: Giovanni Albanese
Published: May 22, 2024
We’ve covered a number of classic old-world beer styles that originated in Germany—Märzen, helles, Berliner weisse, and schwarzbier—to name a few. With hundreds of years ...
Anchovy Hops: The Essential Guide
By: Giovanni Albanese
Published: May 20, 2024
Recently, we wrote about Segal Ranch’s potential home for a new dynamic hop, Zumo. However, the ranch and “master hop whisperer” Martin Ramos aren’t putting ...
Chili Peppers in Beer: How to Balance Spicy vs. Spiced Just Right
By: Giovanni Albanese
Published: May 17, 2024
We’re continuing our coverage on adjuncts used to improve beers—honey, coconut, chocolate, fruit candy, and fruit purees—with chili peppers, which can give a nice kick ...
10 Most Popular Beers in Pennsylvania for the Last 90 Days
By: Giovanni Albanese
Published: May 15, 2024
We understand that as a brewer or brewery owner, it’s essential to understand trends in areas such as beer styles and packaging. For the former, ...
Zumo Hops: Everything You Need to Know
By: Giovanni Albanese
Published: May 13, 2024
We’ve covered many popular hops, including old-school classics like Centennial and Cascade, post-craft beer revolution hops like U.S.-based Mosaic and Citra, and Southern Hemisphere-based Galaxy ...
Cascade Hops: The Jack of All Trades in Brewing
By: Giovanni Albanese
Published: May 8, 2024
It’s hard to envision the craft beer movement taking off without the help of the classic “C” hops: Columbus, Chinook, Centennial, and Cascade. While they ...
Brewing with Fruity Candy: How Your Favorite Sweet Treat Can Elevate Beer
By: Giovanni Albanese
Published: May 3, 2024
We’ve highlighted how to brew with several of the most popular adjuncts—coconut, chocolate, honey, and fruit purees—that can make your finished product pop. With the ...
Schwarzbier: How to Perfect This German-Style Dark Lager
By: Giovanni Albanese
Published: May 1, 2024
We’ve written about the best way to brew several traditional European beers: Märzen, Czech pilsner, Belgian tripel, helles lager, and Berliner weisse, to name a ...
SubZero Hop Kief: A New Liquid Dry Hop Extending Day One Freshness for Months
By: Giovanni Albanese
Published: April 29, 2024
While innovations with hop products improve flavor and aroma, the name of the game is yield. Flowable hop innovations—we’ve covered a lot of them, including ...
