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PublisherBrewers Publications

ISBN-101938469011

ISBN-139781938469015

eBay Product ID (ePID)160048207

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Book TitleFor the Love of Hops : the Practical Guide to Aroma, Bitterness and the Culture of Hops

Number of Pages326 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAgriculture / Agronomy / Crop Science, Beverages / Alcoholic / Beer, Methods / Quick & Easy

Publication Year2012

IllustratorYes

GenreCooking, Technology & Engineering

AuthorStan Hieronymus

Book SeriesBrewing Elements Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight19.2 Oz

Item Length8.9 in

Item Width5.9 in

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Table Of ContentTable of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword Introduction Me to Mirror: So You Want to Write a Book About Hops? About the Book 1. The Hop and Aroma Hop Oils: Secrets Not Yet Revealed Less Is More and Other Aroma Secrets Hop Aroma Impact The Language of Aroma and Flavor Why You Smell Tomahto and I Smell 2. A Plant With a Past 'We Like the Hop That Grows on This Side of the Road' 3. A Plant With a Future 4. Growing Hops Location, Location, Location Size Matters, But So Does Family 5. Harvesting Hops Turning Acres of Hops Into Bales Rubbing and Sniffing A Brewer's Guide to Evaluating and Selecting Hops 6. The Hop Store Pelletizing & Pellet Products Hop Extracts Advanced Hop Products From Admiral to Zeus 7. Hops in the Brewhouse Alpha Acids and Beta Acids The Bitterness Drift Understanding IBU and Calculating Utilization Ready, Set, Start Adding Hops Post-Boil Hopping 8. Dry Hopping The Universal Questions Form Temperature Quantity Residence Time and Number of Additions Fermenter Geometry Yeast Varieties The Slurry Method Hop Cannon Torpedo 9. The Good, the Bad, and the Skunky Hop Quality Group: A Learning Process Pellets: Easier to Store but Just as Fragile Polyphenols and Phenols 'Skunky' by Any Other Name ('Imported') Is Still a Fault Some Like Their Hops Slightly Aged, Some Quite Old Dry Hopping and Flavor Stability 10. What Works About the Recipes The Recipes Old World's Mantra, Brasserie de la Senne Indian Brown Ale, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery New Zealand Pale Ale, Epic Brewing and Good George Brewing Union Jack IPA, Firestone Walker Brewing Fuller's 1845, Fuller, Smith & Turner Kissmeyer Stockholm Syndrom Imperial IPA, Kissmeyer Beer & Brewing Red Ale, Marble Brewery English Lager, Meantime Brewing 14° Tmavé Speciální Pivo, Pivovar Kout na Sumave Bavarian Helles, Private Landbrauerei Schönram Mein Nelson Sauvin, G. Schneider & Sohn Northern Hemisphere Harvest Ale, Sierra Nevada Brewing Hopfen, Urban Chestnut Brewing Kellerpils, Victory Brewing Verboten, Weyerbacher Brewing 11. Epilogue Bibliography Index

SynopsisStan Hieronymus expertly explains the nature of hops, their origins, hop quality and utilization--and even devotes an entire chapter to dry hopping. For the Love of Hops also includes a reference catalog of more than 100 varieties and their characteristics., Stan Hieronymus expertly explains the nature of hops, their origins, hop quality and utilisation - and even devotes an entire chapter to dry hopping. For the Love of Hops also includes a reference catalog of more than 100 varieties and their characteristics. This book expertly explains the nature of hops, their origins, and how brewers maximise their positive attributes throughout the brewing process. Stan Hieronymus starts with the basics of hop chemistry, then examines the important role farmers play and how brewers can best choose the hops they need. He provides fundamental information about and descriptions of over 100 hop varieties, along with 16 recipes from around the world, including from top U.S. craft brewers. Hieronymus explores hop quality and utilisation, with an entire chapter devoted to dry hopping. Throughout, Hieronymus' research and accessible writing style educate the reader on the rich history of hops and their development into an essential ingredient in beer.