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

🔗 MacKinnon Report
🔗 Chris's LinkedIn