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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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Craft Brewers Conference 2022Minneapolis, MinnesotaSpeaker(s): Kayla Altendorf, Colleen Brents, Glen Fox, Darla Goeres, Campbell Morrissy, Hannah Turner

Hear brief presentations from researchers doing work relevant to the craft beer industry, including work funded by BA research grants.Read More

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2022 Year-End Supply Chain Updates

The Brewers Association Supply Chain Subcommittee shares 2022 year-end industry updates on brewing supply chain issues and activities.Read More

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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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The New Brewer New Hop Varieties
The New Brewer: Raw Materials Issue

New Hop Varieties

Stan Hieronymus

Breeding clearly is one way for the industry to reduce its carbon footprint, even if line items are added to the checklist for what makes a “good” hop.

The New Brewer World Barley and Hop Harvests
The New Brewer: Raw Materials Issue

2022 World Barley and Hops Harvests

Maggie Elliot, Thomas Raiser, Bart Watson, Horst Dornbuch & Walter König

A comprehensive look at the 2022 hops and barley harvests. Hop acreage declined slightly in the U.S., while the European harvest was the worst in decades.

The New Brewer German Hops and Barley Inovations
The New Brewer: Raw Materials Issue

Bred for a Harsh New World

Thomas Kraus-Weyermann, Walter König & Horst Dornbusch

New hop and barley varieties must be able to cope with greater temperature extremes, less precipitation, less fertilizer, and fewer phytosanitary measures.

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