Hop utilization - Here comes the science

After watering & fertilizing the pathetic little weeds out back, I decided to roam the universe in search of some hard numbers:

An Investigation of the Relationships Between Hopping Rate, Time ...

Quantitative Analysis of Hop Bittering Components and Its ...

If you don't need a homebrew and a wet washcloth over your eyes after these two, you're tougher than I.



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That made my head hurt

AAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO TO ME!!!! THE PAIN!!! THE TRUE CRISP UNDENIABLE PAIN OF TEXTBOOK LEARNING!! WORDS SEARING INTO MY SKULL THROUGH THE PORTALS TO MY SOUL!!!!! AAARRRGGGHHH!!! THE BLACK AND WHITE EVILS OF SCIENCE DRIVING INTO MY PATHETIC EXISTANCE LIKE ICEPICKS TO THE TEMPLE OR A SHIV BEING RAKED ACROSS ONE'S RIBS!! YOU ALMOST LEARN SOMETHING IN THE FIRST SENTENCE!!!! THAT IS JUST WRONG MAN!!! hehehehe

The important part:

Sweet.. My next brew is slated to be a hop o' rama so I'll send this to my brewing helper who's a chemist to figure out!