Developing a commercial hop variety takes at least 11 years. Each year, hop farmers plant about 40,000 new seedlings for trials. Of those 40,000 seedlings, only about 20 of them will eventually make it to commercial release (0.0005%). New hop varieties will be selected based on quality brewing attributes. These include characteristics like high alpha acid content and unique aroma and flavor profiles.
For your July 2017 club meeting, educate your club members on new hop varieties using the resources below.
Zymurgy Volume 37 No. 1 – January/February 2014
The Next Big Thing – p. 54
National Homebrewers Conference 2015
Brewing With Experimental Hops: A New Hop Variety Just For Homebrewers | Slides (PDF) | Audio
HomebrewersAssociation.org
10 Facts From YCH Hops’ Hop & Brew School
Tuesday Beer Trivia
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