by Yakima Chief Hops | Nov 6, 2020 | blog-brewing, blog-hop-varieties, blog-hop-wire, blog-news-and-events, Uncategorized
Tips for Your 2020 Learn to Homebrew Day Contributed by Denny Conn from Experimental Homebrewing. Keeping the Homebrew Community Spirit Alive Learn to Homebrew Day was established by the American Homebrewers Association in 1999 to help promote the hobby of homebrewing...
by Denisse Gutierrez | Oct 1, 2020 | blog-farming, blog-hop-varieties, blog-hop-wire, Uncategorized
September 2020 – Week 4 Harvest Update The 2020 hop harvest in the Pacific Northwest is almost complete. Every harvest has its challenges and this one was no different. It began with unseasonably warm temperatures followed by a devastating Labor Day windstorm...
by Denisse Gutierrez | Sep 24, 2020 | blog-farming, blog-hop-varieties, blog-hop-wire, grower, Uncategorized
Hop Research Update: Atmospheric Smoke and Hops As many know, we source the majority of our hops from independent family farms from across the Pacific Northwest including Oregon, Washington and Idaho. These areas have sadly become known for seasonal wildfires that...
by Denisse Gutierrez | Sep 15, 2020 | blog-farming, blog-hop-varieties, blog-hop-wire, grower, Uncategorized
September 2020 – Week 2 Harvest Update Hop harvest is in the home stretch run in the Pacific Northwest. In the aftermath of the Labor Day windstorm, the entire region has suffered from poor air quality as smoke from the fires up and down the west coast has...
by Denisse Gutierrez | Sep 7, 2020 | blog-farming, blog-hop-varieties, blog-hop-wire, grower, Uncategorized
September 2020 Harvest Update It’s Labor Day for most of the nation. For those of us with hops in our blood, we are at the mercy of a rapidly ripening hop crop. We salute all of our employees on the farms as well as our handling crews for their dedication in getting...
by Denisse Gutierrez | Sep 2, 2020 | blog-brewing, blog-farming, blog-hop-varieties, blog-hop-wire, blog-news-and-events, news, Uncategorized
Introducing Talus™ Brand HBC 692 Experimental hop HBC 692 has a fancy new brand name as it becomes the newest commercial release from Hop Breeding Company. Talus™, a word that represents the sloped features of rocky terrain, pays homage to the rich mountainous...