2015 National Homebrew Competition By the Numbers

Earlier this year I attempted to estimate the statistical odds of advancing an entry to the 2015 NHC final round, but now that the final round is complete and the numbers are released, below are the actual odds of advancement by judging location. The hardest style to...

Farnesene Level Distributions

This chart shows farnesene levels distributed among all of the hops in 5 seperate tiers, with the highest levels on the left and lowest levels on the right. At first glance, this could be a list of my favorite hops in the tier to the right....

2015 BJCP Style Guidelines

Here is a quick sortable reference guide to the new 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines. Style # Beer Style IBUs SRM Original Gravity Final Gravity ABV 1 American Light Lager 8–12 2–3 1.028–1.040 0.998–1.008 2.8–4.2% 1 American Lager 8–18 2–4 1.040–1.050 1.004–1.010 4.2–5.3% 1...

Hop Oils and Acid Rankings

Ranking of 1 = The Highest Content of Oil/Acid Across All Hops in Database Same rankings represent identical acid/oil figures Each column is sortable.   Variety Source Hop Data URL || Variety Alpha Beta Oil B-Pinene Myrcene Linalool Caryophyllene Farnesene...

Homebrew How To List

Have a great Homebrew How to? Submit it here (Title, URL, Author, Category) or leave it in the comments and I’ll add it to the list! For more great resources, check out the top homebrew websites and blogs page. Updated: 1.8.2016 Title Author Category Title for...

2014 Hop Harvest Database

Click each hop link for more detailed information on hop oil and acid content and rankings. Variety Link Name Hyperlink Symbol URL - Individual Hop Data Variety Aroma Wheel Placement Hop Descriptions AHTANUM ||...