By The Hop Addition
A Podcast and Blog about our adventures in homebrewing...
Using a couple of example beers to go through some methods for developing a clone recipe from scratch, we use Life and Death by Vocation and Proper Job by St Austell as examples of 2 quite different UK brewed IPAs...
An amazing podcast where we geek out on all things hops with Will Rogers from Charles Faram and our bonus guest Martin Rake from The Malt Miller. We also get the chance to sample a range of beers we all...
Drinking the Siren Guess the Hop series and errrr guessing the hops while we also discuss some absolute shockers we have brewed and what we learned from them.
Revisiting a range of beers that have been put into competitions by Owen, Tricky and one of our patreons Christian Ibbotson. We attempt to judge them against BJCP guidelines and compare our thoughts to the feedback from real judges, mostly...
Amazing insights into Czech lagers and how to brew them from the legendary Budvar UK Brand Ambassador Radim Zvanovec.
A commercial drink along with some awesome beers from The Malt Millers Indie Beer Fridge, as of today the tasting pack is still available and comes with an awesome tankard if you fancy trying them for yourself, so get over...
An epic podcast with Damian Doherty aka Emperors Brewery, diving deep on all things imperial, collaborating with some of the worlds best breweries and of course Star Wars!
A quick wrap up to 2023 and a look forward to whats brewing in 2024 with some random waffling for filler….
The Christmas special is even better when you add a Big Banana! This year we are joined by YouTube legend Stephen Burton aka Big Banana Brewing for all the usual shenanigans and a deep dive on the merits of festive...
Martin Hoddinott owner and founder of Maverick Brewing Co and winner of The Hop Addition home brew competition returns to the pod to update us on how things have gone since his move into the professional ranks! Some honest and...
A run down of the 2024 UK Homebrew competition schedule and some detailed info on how you can give your beers the best chance for success! The Malt Miller are currently running their Black Friday sale, check out the link...
An epic podcast chatting with Andy and enjoying some of his beers, we go deep on technique, recipes and retro gaming! This episode includes a break down of the full recipe for Elusive’s Ravenwood Export India Stout which you can...
Join us as we sample some fantastic offerings from Floc, Bullhouse, Andechs and Omnipollo. Check out our sponsor The Malt Miller for all your brewing needs and look out for the dedicated recipe section with specially curated recipe kits from...
We are joined by some very special guests to debrief our adventures at Brew-Con 2023, including creating some epic video content you can find here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9a4nsV5co4&t=33s.
A deep dive into Oktoberfest with beers, a bit of history and general shenanigans plus Jonny from Brew Keg Tap providing some authentic insight into the real event and the culture of the modern festival this episode was also supported...
Daniel and Nico from Keg King join us all the way from the land down under to discuss their products including the incredible Apollo range of PET pressure fermenters and lots of exciting new things on the horizon. Keg King...
Following up on our true cost of brewing episode we try to drill down into which purchases actually have the biggest impact on the quality of the end product and how we can make the biggest improvements without breaking the...
Lance from Omega joins us once more to discuss some fascinating research that they have been conducting into the mysteries of haze in beer and how yeasts and other ingredients interact to affect this characteristic. Strap in because this one...
We are joined by founder and organiser of BrewCon Simon Pipola to discuss everything going on at this years event and why you should attend the UKs premier home-brewing convention. Jump on the link here if you haven’t already bought...
Join us for an in depth discussion with Rob, Rakey and Stiffo from homebrew retail legends The Malt Miller.
A fun episode taking a look at the things we and you the listeners think are the worst parts of this crazy hobby….
A deep dive on the process of barrel ageing and how to make the beers that go in them with Gary Farlow from Vocation Brewing
We take a look at our favourite home brewing books and discuss the essential titles for any home brewers library. Apologies for some issues with audio quality on this one we were not able to deliver the usual level of...
An in depth chat with Kenneth and Nick from Muntons discussing the Malting process, LME & DME production. Designing and making extract kits and the infamous homebrew ‘twang’! Cheers
A slightly terrifying review of our personal expenditure on the hobby so far and the contentious question of whether homebrewing can actually save you money……
An extended and slightly meandering discussion on our best tips for creating and brewing hazy pales and IPAs!
Our first full episode using Streamyard courtesy of our amazing patreons and sponsors! No specific topic for this one just a test run for the new platform and beers and banter, cheers!
An in depth discussion of our recent experiences exploring the technical brewing exercise that is low ABV brewing, tips on all aspects of recipe formulation and process for maximising flavour while minimising alcohol!
After a fairly short episode with the Crafty Maltsters we wanted some more beers! So we recorded that as a quick commercial episode enjoy!
A fascinating discussion with Alison from Crafty Maltsters about how they have taken on the challenge of launching a small scale malting’s operating entirely out of their own farm up in Fife, Scotland. Check out their amazing artisan malts at...
A deep dive into yeast geekery with Lance Shaner owner of Omega Yeast
Drinking and reviewing commercial beers with general homebrew chat and banter! Note this episode was recorded prior to the Omega yeast episode which was prioritised for editing due to the epic guest so the release schedule is a bit out...
Our first guest from the US is Adam Mills, Head Brewer at Cartridge Brewing in Maineville Ohio and epic content creator under the handle Adam Makes Beer. Join us for a really fun discussion of his brewing journey, the US...
We take a look at the best practices for getting your beer to competitions in peak condition and the common pitfalls that often affect home-brew when its sent out into the wild! Plus our first edition of ‘News of the...
Our last chance to talk homebrew and beer related nonsense for the year, we look back on a big year for The Hop Addition and look forward to some exciting prospects for 2023. Cheers everyone and see you in the...
We welcome Jonny from our commercial sponsor Brew Keg Tap to discuss all things BKT and his own journey in the beer industry and brewing.
A fascinating discussion of all things yeast and much more besides with Andrew Paterson from Lallemand.
A deep dive into the Kölsch beer style, looking at all aspects of brewing this wonderful style at home. Cheers!
The Hop Addition welcomes Jack from Baron Brewing to discuss the awesome beers that he is knocking out, setting up a new brewery, can artwork and cats buttholes….
A general chat and update on how our personal brewing has been going recently and any new and interesting knowledge, techniques or equipment we have been using. Cheers!
We are joined by Martin Hoddinott winner of our homebrew competition at Unity brewing, we talk about Hod’s brewing background, his process and methods, the winning recipe and some exciting plans for the future. Enjoy!
A long discussion where we eventually talk a bit about west coast IPAs.
We answer listeners questions and have a good old chit chat on all things homebrew!
A great discussion with Matt Dutton, Head Brewer at Track about his journey into brewing, how Track got started and most importantly how to brew beers the Track way. Plus how many DIPAs can the team drink before entering the...
A quick review of our first homebrew competition which took place last month at Unity Brewing Co in Southampton. Massive thanks to all our sponsors and entrants for the event we had a blast!
Our first international guest on the pod! A fascinating chat with Aussie homebrewer turned pro Ivan Juggins covering the realities of pro brewing, the craft beer scene in Australia and an infamous Doughnut beer amongst many other topics!
A really interesting discussion with Robbie Harrigan from Yakima Chief Hops, we talk about the origins of the company and their philosophy, what the difference is between T45, T90 and Cryo, how new hops are named and how research and...
We are joined by Miranda and Bates from Duration to chat about their journey setting up the brewery, the In for the Duration crowd funder, the Duration brewing philosophy and everything in-between! This episode includes a fiver off discount code...
A very exciting announcement about a homebrew competition we have organised in collaboration with Unity Brewing Company and a whole host of other sponsors. The date for the competition is the 29th of July and you can find out all...
Golden Ales, what are they, what goes in them and how can you brew a good one!
