RVA Manchester Ale vs. London Ale III (NEIPAs)

London Ale III | RVA 132 Manchester It’s no secret that London Ale III (Wyeast 1318) has been a favorite among homebrewers for super juicy New England style IPAs. I can think of three possible reasons why the strain appears to work so well in these beers: Seemingly...

Hop Replacement Calculator

Hop Replacement Calculator Updated: 12/10/15 You might also find my Hop Oils Calculator helpful. About the Calculator How the calculator works There is no shortage of hop substitution recommendation charts online, so why create another one? I wanted to take a more...

Understanding Hop Pellet Blends & Oil Testing

When updating the hop oils calculator for 2014, I learned a lot about hops while I pestered staff at YCH HOPS for data and quizzed them on how they test their hops and put together their blends. Thankfully, they were super cool and answered all my questions and...

Analysis of Hop Oils By Aroma Wheel Category

All this hop oil data and calculator are interesting I guess, but what the hell does it mean? I dont know, but it’s fun going through the data in an attempt to find out. Thanks to Hopunion, I now have complete data on 58 hops from the latest 2014 harvest. By complete...

Hop Oils Calculator Updated to Version 2.0

I have finished updating the Hop Oils Calculator to Version 2.0! All of the data used in the calculations has been updated to include only the hop data for the latest 2014 hop harvest. All of the new features of the calculator are described below. I hope this new...