May 13, 2016
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It took a little longer than expected to finish the second part of my summaries of the presentations at the 5th International Young Scientists Symposium on Malting, Brewing and Distilling, but here they are. You can find the first part … Continue reading
April 29, 2016
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I apologize again for the inactivity on the blog. I haven’t been brewing much the last half a year. The wife and I bought a house in the end of last year and we’ve been renovating it since. We finally … Continue reading
October 18, 2015
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I collected this year’s hop harvest two weeks ago, and today we finally brewed a beer with them. This is the first time I’m using homegrown hops, so am really looking forward to tasting the final beer! Technically, this wasn’t … Continue reading
October 3, 2015
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Today I harvested the cones off the hop plants in my yard. They might not have been perfectly ripe, but we have some cold nights coming up and I didn’t want to risk them getting destroyed by frost. They were … Continue reading
September 24, 2014
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A couple of weeks ago, my first-year hop plants finally started producing cones, and today they were looking like this: We were hit by some really cold weather (temperature dropped to 0C the previous night), so the cones might not … Continue reading
August 3, 2014
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I planted some hop rhizomes earlier this year, and they’ve been growing extremely well overall. Shortly after I moved the plants from the indoor pots to the garden in April, we had a spell of some really cold nights, which … Continue reading
April 10, 2014
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I (pre-)ordered some hop rhizomes earlier this spring (Cascade, Centennial, Chinook, Columbus and Nugget), and on Tuesday a package arrived at my door. I planted some Cascade and Chinook over at our summer cottage two years ago, but they haven’t … Continue reading
February 3, 2013
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I recently bought some bulk CO2 hop extract, as I was interested in trying it out. Many craft brewers (e.g. Russian River, The Alchemist, and Lagunitas) use hop extract for bittering additions in their heavily hopped beers, such as Imperial … Continue reading
October 28, 2012
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I planted two Cascade and Chinook rhizomes in early June this year, and they have grown surprisingly well during the summer. I wasn’t expecting any harvest the first year, but to my great surprise, both produced a small amount of … Continue reading
July 31, 2012
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Disclaimer: Please note that I wrote this in 2012, and the field has advanced considerably since then, so information might not be up-to-date! This is part III of the mini-essay on hop science and factors influencing hop flavor and aroma … Continue reading