What Are Hops?Let’s start with the definition of a “hop.”They’re the flower of the hop plant, also known to very smart people as humulus lupulus.They are the bringers of balance in the beer world. Without them, your beer would be dull, sweet, and flavorless.Just like chefs add herbs and spices to th

For many home brewers, when all the other elements of their home brewery are put together, they will consider temperature controlled fermentation. But it can be said that fermentation control is probably one of the most important things you can do to improve your results. Yeast produces so many flav

Dry hop formMost of the hops we use as brewers are in the form of dry hops. These include whole hops, hop pellets and hop plugs. These hops are harvested, dried to low moisture content and packaged. The pelleted hops are chopped and compressed into small pellets before packaging.The vast majority of