November/December 2018

Raw Materials Issue

For the November/December 2018 The New Brewer, we present our annual Raw Materials issue, focusing on the 2018 barley and hop harvests in the U.S. and beyond. The U.S. is once again the world’s top producer of hops, and the U.S. barley crop bounced back from a disappointing 2017.

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Raw Materials Issue

Aluminum Blues: Tariff Roils Market for Craft Breweries

Beyond the basic ingredients of barley, hops, yeast, and water, aluminum might be the material most crucial to the continued growth of craft beer.

Raw Materials Issue

Featured Stories

2018 World Barley and Hops Harvest

Ann George, Thomas Raiser, Walter König, Gina Feist, and Bart Watson

A comprehensive look at the 2018 hops and barley harvests. The U.S. again recorded record acreage for hops, while U.S. barley production increased.

Propagating Healthy and Happy Yeast

Deniz Bilge

A healthy yeast cell is much more than a bioreactor that converts sugars to ethanol and CO2. If treated well, this critical organism will produce tasty beer with great qualities.

2018 BA Hop Usage Survey

Dick Cantwell

The 11th annual Brewers Association survey provides a look at the top 10 hop varieties, 10 hard-to-get varieties, and a by-the-numbers snapshot of hop usage by craft brewers.

From Trials to Triumph: New Hop Varieties

Stan Hieronymus

Hop breeders and growers around the world are trying to keep pace with consumers’ changing tastes and breweries’ quests for new flavors and aromas.

A Note From the Editor

Jill Redding, Editor-in-Chief

This issue also includes all of our informative departments, plus news about the craft brewing community in the Brewery Updates, Distribution News, and Beer Releases sections; and new products and services from the allied trade in our Industry Supplier News section. In our back page interview, we profile Virginia Morrison of Second Chance Beer Co. in San Diego, which has a mission of repurposing and reusing materials, along with brewing great beer. This issue also marks the final Commentary from Charlie Papazian, who is stepping down from his role at the Brewers Association in January 2019. Cheers, and we hope you enjoy this issue of The New Brewer.

Cheers, and we hope you enjoy this issue of The New Brewer.

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