https://abcnews.go.com/US/climate-change-affect-taste-beer-new-study/story?id=103830978
Of course there's a fundamental error in the first paragraph
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Of course there's a fundamental error in the first paragraph
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Climate Change May Affect Hops
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Because modifying your recipe to account for the variations in AA would just be silly.https://abcnews.go.com/US/climate-change-affect-taste-beer-new-study/story?id=103830978
Of course there's a fundamental error in the first paragraph
Cheers!
The article says beer is the world's most popular alcoholic drink. Amazing, when you consider how bad most of it is.
This article in The Guardian also says beer is getting worse because of climate change. Apparently covering the same story.
The Toyota Corolla is the most popular car in the world, and Johnnie Walker the best selling branch of scotch. We shouldn't confuse popularity with quality
If I had to chooses between bad beer and bad wine, I'd pick bad wine every time. Or cheap vodka.
I read that article and it mentioned changes in the climate affecting hop growing and it's affect on the bitter quality.
I wonder sometimes if this is a story like coffee - first it's bad to drink it then the next article it's good for you.
I wonder sometimes if this is a story like coffee - first it's bad to drink it then the next article it's good for you.
AmarikinBrew
LOOK! He's diving into that can of beer AGAIN!
I suggest the next new hop variety be named "El Niño"
Or eggs. Seems like at one point, eggs are awesome and good for you. Then at another point they are a source of cancer and decay.
Well for now, at least home brew is OK . . . and if it's not, who cares!
Agree. I'm perfectly fine drinking 3 buck chuck. But life is too short for mediocre beer.
I could drink Carlo Rossi Paisano all day and be happy with it, but there are a lot of beers I can't stand. And there are a few really cheap beers I can tolerate. I used to drink something called Red Cap Ale, and it was better than water. Can't say that about Bud. I wouldn't say I enjoy Stroh's, but it doesn't make me gag like Miller.
One of my guilty pleasures is refrigerated Paisano in a water glass, with pasta. When I was in college, I went to an Italian restaurant that served chilled red wine with pasta, and I thought it was great. They claimed they made the wine. The name of the restaurant is Puglia. It's in Little Italy.
I like the idea of more flavor to balance hop bitterness. Today I'm using Sabro at 15%. That's pretty dang high.
One of my guilty pleasures is refrigerated Paisano in a water glass, with pasta. When I was in college, I went to an Italian restaurant that served chilled red wine with pasta, and I thought it was great. They claimed they made the wine. The name of the restaurant is Puglia. It's in Little Italy.
I like the idea of more flavor to balance hop bitterness. Today I'm using Sabro at 15%. That's pretty dang high.
AmarikinBrew
LOOK! He's diving into that can of beer AGAIN!
I find that hops in beer cures everything.
This is one of my favorite references, actually! IIRC, starting in the 80s, coffee caused cancer... then it didn't... then it caused cancer again... then it didn't again... and now it's supposed to reduce your risk of Parkinson's!
Maybe it will get better! Alright! Bring it on!
not worried about it. Nature has it's ways with ebbs and flows. although hops are now more breed into varieties the modified genes may not like some things. but the good ol original strains been around for a very long time. I am sure they will breed modified strains for more drought resistant, more oil production etc.
i mean you aren't getting ditch weed anymore. and the legalization of it has been short. but someone was selectively breed and genetically modifying strains all these years into the one hitter quitter that is around today.
i mean you aren't getting ditch weed anymore. and the legalization of it has been short. but someone was selectively breed and genetically modifying strains all these years into the one hitter quitter that is around today.
They grow hops in British Columbia. Maybe we'll see more production heading that way in coming years.
During last year's drought in the UK, I looked at satellite images of the UK and decided that the "green and pleasant land" looked a lot like the Central Valley in California in August and immediately bought 5lbs each of EKGs and Fuggles.
Maybe I'm over reacting, but I do know that my buddies that grow wine grapes in Oregon are trying hard to maintain their quality with French grapes and planting Italian grapes as a backup plan. The guys down by the California border are whole hog on Italian grapes. They have zero French acreage at this point.
When it comes to looking at global warming, my preferred barometer isn't what farmers say, but rather what they're planting. Anyone that wants to stay farming is planting for climate change.
Rejoice, Scotland! You may soon be sending hops south and dry hopping with abandon!
Maybe I'm over reacting, but I do know that my buddies that grow wine grapes in Oregon are trying hard to maintain their quality with French grapes and planting Italian grapes as a backup plan. The guys down by the California border are whole hog on Italian grapes. They have zero French acreage at this point.
When it comes to looking at global warming, my preferred barometer isn't what farmers say, but rather what they're planting. Anyone that wants to stay farming is planting for climate change.
Rejoice, Scotland! You may soon be sending hops south and dry hopping with abandon!
I think I'll add this to my list of reasons to Re!ax, Don't Worry, Have a Homebrew!
