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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 … Episode 60 – Adam Makes Beer! Read More »

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 … Episode 59 – Packaging Beer for Competition Read More »

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 … Episode 58 – 2022 Xmas Special Read More »

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 … Episode 49 – Matt Dutton from TRACK Brewing Read More »

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 … Episode 46 – Robbie from Yakima Chief Hops Read More »

We are joined by Miranda and Bates from Duration to chat about their journey setting up the brewery, the In for the Duration crowdfunder, the Duration brewing philosophy and everything in-between! This episode includes a £5 off discount code for … Episode 45 – Duration Brewing Read More »

Golden Ales, what are they, what goes in them and how can you brew a good one!

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 … Hop Addition x Unity Homebrew Competition! Read More »

If theres one thing we like to talk about almost as much as beer its BBQ so on this pod we do both! Cheers

A proper announcement of our launch on Patreon and obviously some beers getting drunk and general chat about whats been brewing, cheers! Check out the Patreon perks here: https://www.patreon.com/TheHopAdditionPodcast