November/December 2022

Raw Materials Issue

For the November/December The New Brewer, we present our annual Raw Materials issue, focusing on the 2022 barley and hop harvest in the U.S. and around the world. In addition, the issue explores topics such as new hop varieties, regenerative barley, and new developments in hops and barley to combat climate change.

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Raw Materials Issue

The New Brewer World Barley and Hop Harvests

2022 World Barley and Hops Harvests

A comprehensive look at the 2022 hops and barley harvests. Hop acreage declined slightly in the U.S., while the European harvest was the worst in decades.

Raw Materials Issue

Featured Stories

Regenerative Barley

Susan Welch

Regenerative agricultural practices such as reduced tilling, cover cropping, and enhanced water management can remove significant amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere.

The New Brewer German Hops and Barley Inovations

Bred for a Harsh New World

Thomas Kraus-Weyermann, Walter König & Horst Dornbusch

New hop and barley varieties must be able to cope with greater temperature extremes, less precipitation, less fertilizer, and fewer phytosanitary measures.

New Hop Varieties

Stan Hieronymus

Breeding clearly is one way for the industry to reduce its carbon footprint, even if line items are added to the checklist for what makes a “good” hop.

A Note From the Editor

Jill Redding, Editor-in-Chief

This issue also includes our usual informative departments, plus brewery-generated news about the craft brewing community in the Brewery Updates and Beer Releases sections; and new products and services from the allied trade in Industry Supplier News. In our back-page interview, we highlight Jeremy DeConcini of MotoSonora Brewing in Tucson, Arizona.

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

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