[yso191]

I just attended "Humulus U.", BSG's hop school.  It was very informative and surprisingly different than the Haas hop school, the only other one I have attended.

One of the most interesting points to me was in a talk about the use of a gas chromatograph to measure the effects of things like harvest timing and kilning, etcetera.  I have always assumed that kilning removed some of the more volatile oils in the hop.  Not so!  The GC graph pre & post kilning were the same.

Now I know.

[denny]

You should make the YCH Hop and Brew school next year.

[yso191]

I've wanted to go since I heard about it - just hasn't worked out.  Maybe next year.

[denny]

I've wanted to go since I heard about it - just hasn't worked out.  Maybe next year.

9/1-2 next year.  They asked me to come back and speak again!