Back in 2018 we wrote a blog post called Water Chemistry: The Science of Brewing an Epic Beer, where we talked about the importance of water in the brewing process. Despite being plain on the eye and palate, water is actually a complex chemical beast, consisting of salts, ions and minerals, that must be analysed … Read more
When it comes to craft beer, the saying ‘drink fresh’ is a good adage to drink by. And this is especially the case when it comes to beers that contain a strong hops flavour profile, such as Pale Ale’s, Hazy’s & IPA’s. Previously on the blog we’ve published an article called ‘How To Make Sure … Read more
Our book Operation Brewery details all of our various decisions before starting Black Hops. A lot has changed since we started and we’ve learned many valuable lessons. In this post I’ll go through 11 of the most important lessons we’ve learned in the last 6 years. We started with a home brew in 2014 and … Read more
Here at Black Hops we’re very serious about making sure our beer tastes fresh, maintains a consistent level of quality and is free of contaminants every time it leaves the brewery and hits the marketplace. Nailing your recipes and adhering to strict brewing processes and quality controls will deliver you this in the majority of … Read more
2019 has been an epic year for Black Hops and first up, we would like to thank all of our customers and friends for supporting us through what has been the most challenging and rewarding year for us to date. While it’s only been 3.5 years since we opened the doors to our own brewery … Read more
2019 was another big year on the Black Hops content front, with the website attracting a lot of hits throughout the year off the back of a bunch of Blog Post updates, as well as the return of the Podcast with the launch of Season 3 and lots of growth on social media. Here is … Read more
Packed 10/10/2019 – Best Before 10/04/20 Dan, Eddie and Govs regret to inform our valued customers that we are recalling all Black Hops Extra Eggnog 375ml cans effective immediately, due to potential for refermentation. The beer was brewed exclusively for the Beer Cartel 2019 Advent Calendar and can be found in Slot 25. No other … Read more
Although they’ve been around for centuries, one of the newer (and very different) styles of beer currently gaining popularity among Australian craft beer drinkers are what’s known as Sours. As the name implies, these beers are brewed intentionally acidic, tart or sour due to the use of wild yeast and/or bacteria strains. Some Sour styles, … Read more
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