Brewing hoppy beer without the hops

phys.org ^ | March 20, 2018 | University of California - Berkeley

[Vaquero]

I brewed my own beer back in the 70s. I dumped hops into the beer. Made it taste good. Hope are relatively cheap weeds. What’s the issue with using hops?

[1_Inch_Group]

So much for Lil Sumpin Sumpin and Hoptimus Maximum....

I ain’t drinking a genetically engineered beer Lagunitas.

CRISPR’d beer?

Really?

[DesertRhino]

I was feeling kind of worried lately about the amount of water hop farms use. I’m relieved a compound invented in a lab can replace that wholesome natural ingredient with it’s centuries long track record. /s

[BipolarBob]

Hops is also a known natural preservative. this was the original reason for adding hops.

[rjsimmon]

What’s the issue with using hops?

Too much water to grow. Cali is using up their water supply and Hops require far more than they return. So, they are looking to utilize the land for better crops.

[Red Badger]

Hops is getting expensive an its farming uses lots of water.
Last year, or maybe it was the year before, there was a worldwide hops shortage due to bad weather in places where it is grown [globull warming].

This would cut the price of production and time.................

[Zarro]

GMO brew not welcome here, either.

No thanks.

Nuh uh.

[RedStateRocker]

If anyone is ever here in Northern California, Lagunitas has a very nice ‘beer sanctuary’. The sampling flights are incredible, they always have some weird experimental stuff to try. But there are a bunch of excellent breweries about, lots of knowledge from wine industry people.

[gunnyg]

Sounds goot, but I don’t trvst anything the eggheads are for!
Used to brew. Now I just blend (mix). Mostly GOOD IPA/DIPA.
Goose IPA is about it around here...only once have I found HopSlan available, and never BroBen!

A Touch O’ Honey and maybe a small trickle of SoComfort/Rum added! That’s as good as it gets.
Best To Ya!
GunnyG@PlanetWTF?
TRUMP.45 IF? We Can Keep Him?
********************************

[bk1000]

Frankenbier

Do not want! You can pry my hops from my cold, dead hands.

[gunnyg]

A few years back Hop$ went outta sight...The Ethanol craze did it...The hop farmers all over started growing corn insteada hops.
I started growing hops here in Central Fla. Worked OK.
*************
Dick G
*********

[WayneS]

Perhaps hops should be farmed in areas where the natural climate is conducive to growing hops.

Growing hops in California makes about as much sense as growing agave in Siberia.

[Zarro]

Yep, I have a buddy who grows his own, as well. He’s a lib, so I wonder if he’d admit that he’s killing the planet with the little buggers? I don’t care for IPA’s and Pale Ales much, so I wouldn’t be missing them much. :-)

[Vaquero]

To quote Sam Kineson:

live where the FOOD IS! YOU LIVE IN A DESERT!! UNDERSTAND THAT? YOU LIVE IN A F***ING DESERT!! NOTHING GROWS HERE! NOTHING'S GONNA GROW HERE! Come here, you see this? This is sand. You know what it's gonna be 100 years from now? IT'S GONNA BE SAND!! YOU LIVE IN A F***ING DESERT!

[Vaquero]

See 15

[frogjerk]

"My hope is that if we can use the technology to make great beer that is produced with a more sustainable process, people will embrace that," Denby said.

Sustainability and GMO don't go together well from a marketing perspective

[Red Badger]

I miss Sam...................

[frogjerk]

Perhaps hops should be farmed in areas where the natural climate is conducive to growing hops. Growing hops in California makes about as much sense as growing agave in Siberia.

Not Really...

[rjsimmon]

I miss Sam. He should have been our UN representative...