aroma oils

Hop Aroma Oil Survivability in Beer Brewing

by Brad Smith on November 5, 2021 · 2 comments

This week I take a look at how well hop oils survive the brewing process to make it into the finished beer. Some oils and hop varieties do much better depending upon when they are added when brewing. What is Aroma Oil Survivability? Aroma oil survivability is simply a measure of how well an aroma […]

Hop Cone Composition and Beer Brewing

by Brad Smith on August 26, 2021 · 0 comments

This week I take a look at the hop cone and how its composition affects flavors when brewing beer. Hop Cone Composition If we look at the hop cone image (upper right, Source: Stan Hieronymus) we can see the various parts of the hop cone. The bulk of the compounds we are interested in are […]