tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537147682557117770.post-36926508863910879632007-11-13T15:32:00.000-06:002007-11-13T15:32:00.000-06:00It will probably cause an increase in the price of hops for home brewers and in a more serious angle...any micro-brewery that doesn't have a secure/long-term hop supplier contract. <BR/><BR/>So, what can we do? I suppose several things...<BR/><BR/>1. Reduce cost of brewing (efficiency, batch size)<BR/>2. Make beers low in IBUs (Scottish Ales)<BR/>3. Look at alternative bittering agents<BR/>4. Getting creative & brewing no-hop beers<BR/>5. Grow your own hop vines<BR/><BR/>This is just something we have to get used to. It's a cause to be creative with our brewing. Are we up to the challenge?Ted Danylukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08416906043519452478noreply@blogger.com