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The resources in this section are all about hops. Find everything from navigating hop contracts to updates on the hop industry, and from to dry-hopping techniques to understanding pure distilled hop oils.

Hop Breeding Program

The Brewers Association has signed an agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) to fund public hop breeding for the purpose of developing and releasing disease resistant aroma hop cultivars into the public domain, in support of hop growing efforts throughout the U.S.

Learn more about the Hop Breeding Program.

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Exploring Hop Picking Windows and Their Impact on Aroma and Flavor

Craft Brewers Conference 2024Las Vegas, NevadaSpeaker(s): Jeff Dailey, Claire Desmarais, Tom Nielsen, Alexandra Nowell

This seminar explores the impact of harvest dates on hop aromas and beer flavors. Learn about in-field sensory techniques and testing to gauge harvest readiness for optimal aroma. Discover collaborations between brewers and growers to extend harvest windows, enabling a broader range of hop aromas and unique flavor profiles in beers.Read More

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Selecting Quality Hops: Alternative Methods for Small Breweries

Craft Brewers Conference 2024Las Vegas, NevadaSpeaker(s): Aaron Justus, Sam Pecoraro

This seminar offers brewers alternative methods to traditional hop selection, emphasizing quality improvement. It covers the necessity of selection, various options, risk mitigation, system building, and effective communication with suppliers. Attendees will learn practical strategies to enhance brewery operations and strengthen partnerships with hop suppliers.Read More

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The Next Great Hop: What’s New in Public Hop Breeding and How You Can Contribute

Craft Brewers Conference 2024Las Vegas, NevadaSpeaker(s): Alicia Adler, Kayla Altendorf, John Henning, Eric Sannerud, Daniel Sharp

The United States Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Research Service (USDA-ARS) hop geneticists Dr. John Henning and Dr. Kayla Altendorf will present experimental hop varieties in public breeding programs, highlighting Advanced and Elite Line stages. Representatives from the Hop Research Council and Hop Quality Group will detail programs aiding public hop breeding and brewer involvement.Read More

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Researcher Presentation

Craft Brewers Conference 2024Las Vegas, Nevada

Researchers will present findings relevant to the craft beer industry, followed by a poster session for deeper discussions. Topics include hop variety impact on hop creep, efficient detection of glycosidic nitrile genes in malting barley, methods for hop lot matching, assessing hop aging using Hop Storage Index, and mitigating fermentation issues caused by microflora.Read More

Supply Chain Updates Four quadrants showing cans, hops, barley, and water.

Supply Chain Updates

This harvest estimate update includes info on the barley and hop harvests, CO2 shortages, transportation, and cardboard and aluminum prices.Read More

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Brewers Association

The Supply Chain Subcommittee is concerned with the ingredients and materials that are used to brew and package craft beers. By monitoring hop and barley harvest, interacting with growers and examining packaging supplies, and monitoring glass and can markets, the Supply Chain Subcommittee works to ensure a stable marketplace and provide educational resources to the brewing community on best practices for sourcing and selecting ingredients and packaging materials to suit their beers.

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How To Manage Off Flavors in Beer: Onion/Garlic onion garlic icon with pilsner style beer

How To Manage Off Flavors in Beer: Onion/Garlic

Learn how to prevent this oniony beer off flavor that comes from volatile organosulfur compounds found in hops.Read More

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Brewers Association

The Quality Subcommittee envisions a membership that consistently produces beer of high quality. Quality for this purpose has been defined as: a beer that is responsibly produced using wholesome ingredients, consistent brewing techniques and good manufacturing practices, which exhibits flavor characteristics that are consistently aligned with both the brewer’s and the beer drinker’s expectations.

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World Harvest Reports 2023
The New Brewer: Raw Materials Issue

2023 World Barley and Hop Harvests

Maggie Elliot, Thomas Raiser, Bart Watson, Horst Dornbusch, and Walter König

A comprehensive look at the 2023 hops and barley harvests. Hop acreage declined significantly in the U.S., while climate change is affecting crops around the world.

Hop Farming
The New Brewer: Raw Materials Issue

Common Bines

Stan Hieronymus

Farms in the Pacific Northwest grow 43% of the hops in the world. Other small hop farms from around the country and world make up the rest of the story.

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