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Brewers, craft beer enthusiasts reap flavor of UF hops research

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October 10, 2023

As you watch workers use chainsaws to cut down the bines of hop cones for this year’s fall harvest, you can almost sense the craft beer the hops will eventually produce. Last week, scientists at the University of Florida Gulf Coast Research ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Brewery, Craft Beer, Environmental Horticulture, Fall Harvest, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Hops, Hops Field Day, Horticultural Sciences, LED Lighting, Locally Grown, Shinsuke Agehara, Zhanao Deng

As the popularity of craft beer keeps soaring, a Florida brewer praises UF hops research

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June 7, 2023

Lucas Frank started brewing beer at home in 2010 and in 2019, decided to change careers after working in health care for 20 years. He established his own business, Hiatus Brewing, in Ocala in 2019. To make your own beer, you need hops. That’s ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Brewery, Cascade, Craft Beer, Florida Grown, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Hops, Hops Field Day, LED Lighting, Lucas Frank, Research, Shinsuke Agehara, Zhanao Deng

Brewers savor the candy flavor of some Florida-grown hops

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June 7, 2022

Brewers like the flavor and aroma that come from Florida-grown Cascade hops, says a University of Florida Extension agent. They say it tastes a little like candy. Matt Smith admits his sample size is small thus far – only seven brewers ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness
Tags: Aroma, Brewers, Cascade, Craft Beer, Flavor, Florida Grown, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Hops, LED Lighting, Matt Smith, Plant Breeding, Tampa Bay, Trials, UF IFAS Extension, Zhanao Deng

Florida Grown Hops – Alternative Crop for the Future? Well, Maybe.

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April 6, 2016

There has been a lot of media attention regarding the possibility of a new alternative crop for Florida growers - hops. Hops are the buds or flowers of the hop plant. Used as a flavoring and stability agent in beer, hops can give this popular ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, UF/IFAS
Tags: Agriculture, Alternative Crops, Craft Beer, Farm To Table, Florida Crops, Hops

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