http://beerhops.org/hops An Independent Hop Pricing and Availability Resource for the Home Brewer Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:48:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A survey of wholesale hops providers conducted by BeerHops.org has shown that, in most cases, buying hops in bulk represents an excellent savings opportunity for home brewers. Our analysis below includes information collected from freshops.com, a wholesale purveyor of beer hops, compared to the most recent hops availability and pricing index ... http://beerhops.org/hops/2008/02/01/wholesale-hops-represent-an-excellent-value-during-worldwide-shortage/ The official Mr. Beer blog is reporting that they have hops back in stock for the first time since late December. As many of you know MR.BEER® has been without hops since late December due to a worldwide hops shortage. The good news is we've recently received 5 of our original ... http://beerhops.org/hops/2008/01/28/mr-beer-stocks-hops-after-nearly-a-month-long-drout/ It was a volatile week for hops availability that included some positive and negative news for home brewers. Those that use pellet hops in their home brewing should be pleasantly surprised to see increases in availability and decreased cost in pellet hop varieties, while whole leaf hop aficionados are ... http://beerhops.org/hops/2008/01/28/hops-pricing-availability-index-for-january-28-2008/  A genetically modified (GM) crop expert believes that the practice will gain acceptance in the beer making community in the future according to BeverageDaily.com Dr Val Giddings, a leading independent US GM consultant, told BeverageDaily.com that the current use of biotech crops in global beer making was miniscule, mainly in the addition ... http://beerhops.org/hops/2008/01/22/could-genetically-modified-hops-help-prevent-future-shortages/ Several popular online home brewing supply retailers are instituting hop related policies related to the worldwide shortage. Here are a sampling we have come across recently. From Williams Brewing's website: Due to the current hop shortage, we reserve the right to limit hop orders at our discretion. If you are ... http://beerhops.org/hops/2008/01/22/online-home-brew-shops-implement-hop-purchasing-limits/ The Tucson Citizen reports on the impact of the 2008 hops shortage on Arizona's brew pubs.  Part of their analysis includes  a forecast that it may be 3 years before the hop market returns to normal. Brewers are dealing with a 10 percent to 15 percent shortfall in the worldwide supply ... http://beerhops.org/hops/2008/01/22/hop-shortages-will-likely-impact-market-through-2011/ [table=3] Note: Those hop varieties not listed in the index are unavailable at the retailers we monitor for our reporting. http://beerhops.org/hops/2008/01/21/6/