The Modern Brewer Podcast
We all know how to make great beer right? But how do we become great brewers?
Get stuck into all the topics you didn't expect you needed to know when you first started brewing with experienced brewer Chris Lewington.
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The Modern Brewer Podcast
Ep 16 - Hoponomics - Douglas MacKinnon
Learn about the hop surplus, hop contracting and how to navigate the hop market as any sized brewer. My guest this week is Douglas MacKinnon, he's a leading writer (MacKinnon Report) on the hop market, one of the most important markets a brewer should understand.
Chapters
2:00 - History of hop market
28:00 - Farmer, merchant, brewer model
32:00 - Hop surplus
40:00 - Hop contracting
48:00 - New age hop contracting
53:00 - Do we have an open spot market?
62:00 - Is the latest harvest important?
67:00 - How to navigate the current hop market
73:00 - Doug's solution to the problem
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