Hop Champ Podcast

Episode 10: What Hop Flavor Components Are We Not Talking About? -AND- How Do We Analyze Total Hop Flavor? In this episode, we examine hop ketones and esters, the processes that produce them, and how we can evaluate them in the brewery. Reach out to Subscribe or to Inquire about hop flavor analysis: Click Here For The Hop Champ Feed on Substack Get full access to Hop Champ at hopchamp.substack.com...

Episode 9: How Hop Terpenes Changed IPA and the Brewing Economy. This episode of Hop Champ examines hop terpenes like Geraniol and Linalool. We begin by explaining their molecular behavior in beer and wrap up with an explanation of how this subclass of hop terpenes shapes the economics of brewing. Become a paid Hop Champ subscriber by clicking below! Become a Paid Subscriber Get full access to Hop...

Episode 8: How Terpenes Drive Inefficiency In Dry Hop In this episode we answer: What Is a Volatile Organic Compound? What Is Terpene? How Do Terpenes Interact With Beer? How Does Terpene Interaction Influence Inefficient Practices In Brewing? Check out the Hop Champ Channel on Substack to become a Paid Subscriber! Click Here To Subscribe To The Hop Champ Channel On Substack! Get full access to Ho...

Hop Champ Episode 7: Malt Bitterness Vs. Hop Bitterness A thorough breakdown of the bitter molecules in malt that contribute to the total bitterness of every IPA. We follow up with a summary of what the current state of sensory science can tell us about best practices in a brewery. Check out Hop Champ on Substack for more analysis, research notes, and to get in touch. Become a paid subscriber to a...

Hop Champ Episode 6: Water Chemistry Is Bitterness In this episode we break down the exact mechanisms the cause mineral ions like Calcium, Magnesium, and particularly Calcium Sulfate to be tasted as bitter. To be clear, we are NOT talking about these ions "bringing out hop bitterness", we are clearly demonstrating that these mineral ions are themselves bitter. Subscribe to the Hop Champ Channel on...

Hop Champ Episode 5: Sweetness vs. Bitterness and SBR Scoring On this episode, we dive into the interplay between Sweet and Bitter taste perception and outline the SBR Scoring method of calculating bitterness in beer using only a tasting panel. Subscribe to the Hop Champ Substack Channel for access to the Hop Champ IPA Tasting App for Google Sheets. Click Here To Subscribe Get full access to Hop C...

Hop Champ Episode 4: Hop Bitterness: A Modern Perspective We break down a cluster of up-to-date research explaining How We Taste Bitterness, The Entire Bitter Class of Hop Compounds (all 9 of them), and How We Can Better Evaluate Bitterness in Beer. If you would like to support Hop Champ, Subscribe wherever you are listening to the podcast. Also, you can become a paid subscriber to the Hop Champ c...

Hop Champ Episode 3: Hops vs. Hop Sugars In this episode we break down the science studying the sugars present in hops and the hop flavor compounds which can be found bonded to those sugars. To Support This Podcast: Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Subscribe to the Free or Paid Substack Channels. Paid Subscribers to the Hop Champ Channel on Substack receive the Hop Champ IPA Tasting App...

Hop Champ Ep2 : Hop Flavor vs. Malt Sugars Today we're breaking down the science behind how the sugars present in beer interact with hop flavor compounds and determine the final flavor of hops in IPA (and all other beers). Subscribe to Hop Champ wherever you listen to podcasts to never miss an episode! Paid subscribers to the Hop Champ Channel on Substack receive the Hop Champ IPA tasting app for...

Get the Hop Champ Tasting App for Google Sheets. A More Accurate Tasting Journal For Building Knowledge Of IPA! Available For Download By Subscribing To The Hop Champ Substack Channel https://hopchamp.substack.com/ Hop Champ paid subscribers receive the Hop Champ Tasting App for Google Sheets, reference materials from the podcast research, and access to new Hop Champ app releases . Episode Outline...