Hops Archives - Brewers Association https://www.brewersassociation.org/resource-hub/hops/ For Small and Independent Craft Brewers Mon, 24 Mar 2025 14:23:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 Dry Hopping Hazards and Control Strategies https://www.brewersassociation.org/brewing-industry-updates/dry-hopping-hazards-and-control-strategies/ Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:33:44 +0000 https://www.brewersassociation.org/?p=149187 To meet customers' insatiable thirst for hoppy beers, most breweries are dry hopping, which increases the risk of costly beer loss from eruptive hop volcanoes and even costlier worker injury. Check that you're dry hopping like a pro. Remember, DRYHOP.

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]]> Raw Material Survey 2024 Results https://www.brewersassociation.org/insights/raw-material-survey-2024-results/ Tue, 25 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.brewersassociation.org/?p=172049 See the results of the 2024 Raw Material Survey. This survey dives deep in the weeds of what craft brewers are using for fermentables and hops, as well as what they expect to use in the year ahead.

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]]> Brewing & Climate Change, Part 1 https://www.brewersassociation.org/the-new-brewer-article/brewing-climate-change-part-1/ https://www.brewersassociation.org/the-new-brewer-article/brewing-climate-change-part-1/#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2025 16:46:32 +0000 https://www.brewersassociation.org/the-new-brewer-article/brewing-climate-change-part-1/ Changes in long-established weather patterns around the globe are occurring faster than the vast majority of crops—including hops and barley—can adapt.

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]]> https://www.brewersassociation.org/the-new-brewer-article/brewing-climate-change-part-1/feed/ 0 Raw Materials https://www.brewersassociation.org/the-new-brewer/november-december-2024/ Mon, 18 Nov 2024 15:01:09 +0000 https://www.brewersassociation.org/the-new-brewer/november-december-2024/ For the November/December 2024 The New Brewer, we present our annual Raw Materials issue. In this issue, we examine the 2024 world hop and barley crops and their effect on the craft brewing industry. Other features focus on new hop varieties; cidermaking 101; and breweries that are using traditional pouring techniques to highlight their offerings.

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]]> 2024 World Barley and Hop Harvests https://www.brewersassociation.org/the-new-brewer-article/2024-world-barley-and-hop-harvests/ https://www.brewersassociation.org/the-new-brewer-article/2024-world-barley-and-hop-harvests/#respond Mon, 18 Nov 2024 15:01:04 +0000 https://www.brewersassociation.org/the-new-brewer-article/2024-world-barley-and-hop-harvests/ A comprehensive look at the 2024 hops and barley harvests. Hop acreage declined significantly in the U.S., while climate change is affecting crops around the world.

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