November/December 2011

Raw Materials Issue

For the November/December 2011 The New Brewer, we present our annual Raw Materials issue. In this issue, we examine the 2011 hops and barley crops and discuss other topics such as hop contracting.

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Raw Materials Issue

2011 World Barley and Hops Harvest

Floods, rains, drought, and storms—some at the worst possible times—led to poor growing conditions in many key agricultural areas around the world.

Raw Materials Issue

Featured Stories

2011 BA Hop Usage Survey

Dick Cantwell

The purpose of the BA Hop Usage Survey has been one of empowerment, serving a purpose not just of education, but of communication between brewers and growers.

How to Estimate Your Forward Hop Contracts

Teri Fahrendorf

Until brewers’ forward hop contracting closely matches what they actually use, farmers will continue to play “catch up” in trying to match what they grow with what we want.

Draught Beer Quality Manual Excerpt

Brewers Association

New sections on pressure, elevation, and blended gas highlight the recently updated Draught Beer Quality Manual published by the Brewers Association.

Predicting Brewhouse Efficiency

Joe Walts

We typically think of using more grain as a way to increase the gravity of a fixed volume of wort. Instead, think of using more grain to increase the volume of low-gravity wort.

A Note From the Editor

Jill Redding, Editor-in-Chief

This issue also includes most of our usual informative departments, plus brewery-generated news about the craft brewing community in the Brew News and Beer Releases sections; and new products and services from the allied trade in Industry Supplier News. In our back-page interview, we highlight Joe Short, founder of Short’s Brewing.

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

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