When looking for aroma hops, Columbus Hops almost always makes the list in most brewer’s recipes. The origin of this hop variety is a bit shady… It is said that...
Just like the name implies, Cluster hops came about by crossing all kinds of English hop varieties and American male hops. Some say there is some Dutch varieties in there as...
If you are looking for a fruity smelling hop you may want to check out the Citra Hop variety. I mean, just the name citra has something about it that sounds like it will make...
Ever come across a beer recipe that tells you to add malt about 20 or 15 minutes before the boil is over? For the longest time I wondered what exactly was the purpose of that...
If you are looking for a strong bittering hop variety, you may find what you’re looking for with Chinook Hops. I used these hops for an IPA and I gotta say, they are...
Wye College in England is known for creating a few varieties of hops, and Challenger hops is one of them. Their idea was to combine a higher-leveled alpha acid hops variety...
Most hops are known for either aroma or bittering potential, but there are a few that are known as dual purpose hops such as Centennial Hops. This variety was first bred in...
Possibly one of my favorite hop variety would be none other than Cascade hops. This was the first commercially accepted American-bred aroma hop, which was released in 1972....
New hop varieties are being constantly bred, but some old varieties are also going out of style. This is the case of Bullion hops which is slowly going away due to it’s...
Unlike the US version that is only used as a bittering hop with neutral aroma, the German version of Brewer’s Gold hops is also used as a bittering hop, but adds a black...