Hop & Brew School Podcast

Today’s episode is on understanding how the various fractions of flavor-active components in hops work together and how you can use different varieties and brands to achieve desired results. Looking at the newest research and what we know about these compounds in a beer matrix, we extrapolate some winning combinations, teach you how to think about and create your own combinations, and dive deep into the science behind the synergistic properties of hops. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The Hop And Brew School Podcast, Yakima Chief Hops Technical Manager, Pat Jensen, is back on the show, along with Technical Brewer, Tommy Yankon. We continue our discussion of the science behind hops from the last episode, this time focusing on hop oil fractions. We discuss the major groups of hop oils, including thiols, esters, terpene oxides, aldehydes and ketones. Pat dives deep into each of the major groups and helps us understand what each does and how they can be expressed in beer. That leads to a discussion of flavor active polyphenols and how we can both recognize, and utilize, those flavors in our beer. You'll learn about which hop oil fractions matter most in your beer and how you can use them to your advantage. All that and more on this episode of The Hop And Brew School Podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hop And Brew School Podcast is back, and this time with some good ol' fashioned science! Join us as Yakima Chief Hops Technical Manager, Pat Jensen, as well as Technical Brewer at Yakima Chief Hops, Tommy Yankon, walk us through the basic chemistry behind hops and hop compounds. Learn about how different compounds isomerize in your wort and beer, as well as how different concentrations of those compounds can affect your finished product. The team walks us through the basic chemistry underlying hop use and gives us a foundation of the science behind hop use in beer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Hop And Brew School Podcast, Nick Zeigler and homebrew superstar, Nathan Smith, walk us through off flavors in beer that can be derived from hops and their use. The three main categories of such flavors can be described as undesirable flavors (such as sulfurous, vegetal or cheesy), excessive presence of flavors (such as grassy, lingering bitterness, or astringency), and a lack of character of flavors (such as bitterness and aroma). The team goes over each of these categories in detail to help brewers understand where they might be coming from and provides some techniques to troubleshoot major issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Hop And Brew School Podcast, Nick Zeigler walks us through the different types of hop formats that are available to brewers. There are many different formats and each hold their place in the brewing process, depending on what you are looking to get out of them.We cover Fresh Hops, Whole Leaf Hops, T-90 Hop Pellets, Cryo Hops®, American Noble Hops™, CO2 Hop Extract, Advanced Products and hop blends. You'll learn about how your intended use can determine which format you choose, as well as about determining the quality of each product. Yakima Chief Hops is a global leader in every type of format available, and Nick gets right to the heart of each one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Hop And Brew School Podcast, Nick, Alex, and Justin take us through some of the many factors around selecting hops. Nick first walks us through how Yakima Chief Hops selects hops. Then the team moves on to the different aspects brewers should keep in mind when selecting hops. They cover the key points of hop varieties, characteristics, qualities, compounds , intended use, and more! Also included are case studies on beers that have been brewed in order to demonstrate how you can select hops by keeping your intended beer in mind from start to finish. Tune in and get the education you need to make your next hop selection! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the inaugural episode of Hop And Brew School ®, we introduce you to our hosts and walk you through some of the basics of what hops are and how they are used. You'll meet Nick Zeigler, Technical Solutions Director at Yakima Chief Hops, Alex Rumbolz, Communications and Outreach Manager at Yakima Chief Hops, and Justin Crossley, Founder and President of The Brewing Network. We then take you through exactly what hops are, including a brief modern history of the plant and its impact on society. Diving even deeper, we discuss plant structure, terroir, agronomy, and even how genetics are related to environment. In addition, we walk you through a brief discussion of how Yakima Chief processes hops. Tune in and get started down an epic journey of discovery about everyone's favorite beer ingredient...hops! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices