Crop Years

Last year’s disappointing harvests in Czechia and Germany were marked not only by substantially lower yield, but also by lower alpha-acid content, among other differences. Here’s the context and what you need to know to make adjustments in the brewhouse.

Old hops have never been fresher. With prices on the rise and some hop varieties likely to be scarce, there are treasures to be found in previous crop years. Here we delve into the science of hop storage.