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* Here comes Dolcita * German hop production shrinks * Beyond Saaz * Drought conditions in England * Counting hops * Oregon Hop Festival * Hop Source Sept. 23-25 * New Lupulin Exchange tool * Reference material * Listen here Welcome to Vol. 9, No. 4. As the list right above indicates, there’s plenty of ... Read more| HOP QUERIES
Here is the first paragraph from the Hop Breeding Company press release: “Hop Breeding Company (HBC) is proud to announce the official commercial release of Dolcita brand HBC 1019, a new and innovative hop variety designed to meet the high expectations of brewers and beer lovers around the world. Created in 2016 using traditional breeding ... Read more| HOP QUERIES
* New Zealand flooding * What tools to use & when * Hop Profile: Talus * Good listening Welcome to Vol. 9, No. 3. The BarthHaas Report 2024/25 will be published next Tuesday (July 22). The release always provides useful information about the previous global harvest and hints about what to expect in the coming ... Read more The post 9.03: New Zealand hop fields flooded, one farmer dies appeared first on HOP QUERIES.| HOP QUERIES
* GABF category promotes newest public hop * America’s hop fields continue to shrink * Global outlook * Hop Profile: Brewer’s Gold Welcome to Vol. 9, No. 2. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Acres of hops strung for harvest in the Northwest states of Idaho, Oregon and Washington were down from last ... Read more The post 9.02: Citra is back, baby! But total hop acreage down again appeared first on HOP QUERIES.| HOP QUERIES
* Australian harvest report * NZ Hops harvest report * Camp on a hop farm * Crosby Hops x Roy Farms * Bell’s, Centennial, and terroir * ‘From Field to Fermenter’ Welcome to Vol. 9, No. 1. Not a lot of querying going on this month, but plenty to tell you about. And if you ... Read more The post 9.01: Weather boosts 2025 hop quality in Australia, New Zealand appeared first on HOP QUERIES.| HOP QUERIES
* Hop scientist reinstated * Ask the farmers * New Zealand harvest * Case study: Mad Mole and hops * Hop profile: Nectaron * Wait, there’s more Welcome to Vol. 8, No. 12. This wraps up eight seasons of Hop Queries. Thanks for hanging around, and putting up with head-scratching subject lines. The answer to ... Read more The post 8.12: What do Citra, Saaz, Loral and Saphir have in common? appeared first on HOP QUERIES.| HOP QUERIES
* Let’s hear it for the OG * Who’s using all those hops? * In search of the newest releases * New inside the industry podcast * Hop profile: Mount Hood * Additional reading Welcome to Vol. 8, No. 11. I’ve been thinking about how many hops a brewer, commercial or amateur, really needs in ... Read more The post 8.11: Who uses more hops? It depends, per barrel or in total? appeared first on HOP QUERIES.| HOP QUERIES
* What have I done for you lately? * Hop research kneecapped * More acreage reduction * Multi-generation farm for sale * Additional reading Welcome to Vol. 8, No. 10. Some months writing this newsletter is not much fun. As expected, merchants told growers attending the American Hop Convention that another round of acreage reduction ... Read more The post 8.10: Department of Agriculture cuts cripple hop research appeared first on HOP QUERIES.| HOP QUERIES
* Random observation * Vanishing varieties * Chinook Cup winners * Hop profile: Herkules Welcome to Vol. 8, No. 9. Hello hop industry subscribers who are headed to the American Hop Convention in Southern California later this week. If you want to drop me a postcard post-convention with your thoughts it will help make for ... Read more The post Queries 8.09: On sustainability, vanishing varieties, and Herkules appeared first on HOP QUERIES.| HOP QUERIES
* 2024 hop report * Cascade, Citra & Saaz * Hop breeding work * When hops smelled different * NZ hop awards * BarthHaas grants * Hop profile: Strata Welcome to Vol. 8, No. 8. The first thing I did Friday when the USDA released the 2024 Hop Report was total up how many pounds ... Read more The post Queries 8.08: Cascade, Citra, Saaz and the hop market; plus a job listing appeared first on HOP QUERIES.| HOP QUERIES
