Hop Merchants v Hop Factors
Have you heard the term Hop Merchant v Hop Factors and wondered what it means, then look no further. HOP FACTORS Hop factors were the earlier model, prevalent from the 18th to early 20th century. They acted as agents or brokers on behalf of hop growers, often maintaining long-term relationships tied to specific farms or…
Choosing the Right Hop Origin for Different Beer Styles
where should your hops originate from? This is a significant topic in its own right but in general, the answer is less about geography (unless provenance is central to a brewery’s positioning) and more about how well the hop’s characteristics match the intended beer style.Understanding the strengths of different hop-growing regions allows brewers to make…
Hop flavour that lasts a (shelf) lifetime
Brewers are under ever-increasing pressure to produce distinctive, flavour-forward beers while reducing costs, improving efficiency and maintaining a level of consistency that their customers demand. Whether you’re looking to create multiple products from a single wort stream, boost hop intensity without any additional bitterness, reduce beer loss or just simplify your dry hopping techniques, Prysma…
No Question’s A Stupid Question – Supplier Updates Podcast
NO QUESTION IS A STUPID QUESTION Brewing Supplier Partners | From innovations in brewing to the checks that could save you time, money and future headaches, we discuss the questions you should be asking and the answers you need to know. LET’S HEAR FROM OUR SUPPLIER PARTNERS! FEATURING SUPPLIER PARTNERS FROM CRISP MALT, FERMENTIS, MURPHY…
New Zealand Hops: Intense and Purposeful Flavour
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Our Journey With New Zealand Hops
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FINAL 2025 BARLEY HARVEST REPORT – December 5, 2025
This report may not be reproduced or redistributed in whole or in part without permission of the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre. After getting off to a slower start than normal, the western Canadian barley harvest eventually caught up to the normal pace. Periodic wet weather caused some disruption, and in some cases caused some…
CROP PROGRESS REPORT – September 17, 2025
This report may not be reproduced or redistributed in whole or in part without permission of the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre. After getting off to a slower start than normal, barley harvest has largely caught up to the long-term average in most of western Canada, although is still behind the pace of the last…
CROP PROGRESS REPORT – June 26, 2025
This report may not be reproduced or redistributed in whole or in part without permission of the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre. Much of western Canada received critical moisture over the past week and while not everywhere got the amounts they were hoping for (and in some pockets perhaps too much rain fell), the precipitation…
The Originators
