Hop Shortage ..

[bugwan]

Election year?

I've just run through my last half dozen brews (although I've had a 5 month hiatus) and I use hops pretty generously from all sources (US, UK, New Zealand etc).

Tony, we meet again (in another thread)... Pine-O-Cleen is the rage at the moment at city bars...don't knock it :huh:
Pine-O-Cleen shots in Melbourne

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[Millet Man]

I've felt the effects......just try and get POR atm...... :huh: . According to a couple of very reliable sources (ie: my suppliers) the US micros have come over and taken all the available POR, and there are a few varieties that are a little difficult to get.

We haven't been able to get POR for about 6 months and just recently Chinook has also become unavailable. The excuse is that due to the shortage the high alpha hops have been bought out by the hop extract manufacturers. The highest alpha's I can get at the moment are Target at 9% and Brewer's Gold at 8%, so no POR means you use more hops to make up the AA% difference and you pay higher price per kilo for imported product. Cost is not the major issue but it all adds up and eats away at your margin like this weeks excise increase. Lower alpha aroma and flavour hops are in good supply.

Cheers, Andrew.

 

[PostModern]

I am so glad I didn't give away my 1/2 kilo of 06 Pride Plus 13% flowers. I should be right until 09

 

[THE DRUNK ARAB]

I encourage everyone to branch out and try some of the other varieties,particularly those from NZ. They may not be 'just like the real thing', but they are hops, in good supply, available in flowers, and some of them are absolutely outstanding.

But then again...I'm heavily biased.......very heavily...

Could not agree more with this. The kiwi hop flowers I have tried so far have been nothing short of spectacular!

C&B
TDA

 

[warrenlw63]

Could not agree more with this. The kiwi hop flowers I have tried so far have been nothing short of spectacular!

C&B
TDA

+1

Warren -

 

[Lukes]

+ 2


Can we end/delete this thread, otherwise the Americans may read this and buy all the Kiwi high alpha's

 

[braufrau]

I suppose the australia and NZ hop harvests are imminent and therefore the POR crisis should be somewhat relieved in the next few months??? :unsure:

 

[AUHEAMIC]

Speaking of hop shortages could anyone in the Melbourne area spare 20 grams of Magnum. Cant find any anywhere :angry:

 

[dig]

I suppose the australia and NZ hop harvests are imminent and therefore the POR crisis should be somewhat relieved in the next few months??? :unsure:

It's usually mid-year before NZ hops have been picked, dried, processes, packed and shipped here.

 

[SpillsMostOfIt]

Speaking of hop shortages could anyone in the Melbourne area spare 20 grams of Magnum. Cant find any anywhere :angry:

Imagine doing what I did yesterday instead of 40grams of magnum as a bittering addition using 160grams of odds and sods!

 

[mfdes]

I suppose the australia and NZ hop harvests are imminent and therefore the POR crisis should be somewhat relieved in the next few months??? :unsure:

You guys are in for a big surprise when the Aussie '08 harvest is expected out.

 

[Stuster]

You guys are in for a big surprise when the Aussie '08 harvest is expected out.

I hate surprises.

So what do you think we have to look forward to?

 

[domonsura]

I think we can look forward to a short spell of POR and some other Aus grown hops being briefly available, and then being gone again so quick we'll wonder if it was a dream.....

 

[SpillsMostOfIt]

Does anyone - apart from Tony - have dreams that involve Pride of Ringwood?

 

[milpod]

As above,as long we have kiwi hops,I'm happy.

SSShh dont tell the yanks,"let them have por"

 

[Northside Novice]

hi all :icon_cheers:
fyi ... just read an article in camra's july 09 newspaper saying recent hail storms and gale force winds in the hop growing areas of Tettnang and Hallertau in Germany have severely damaged crops Hope this doesnt effect supplies too much but still not very nice for all those lovely innocent hop bines .

 

[mwd]

All new season hops have taken a hefty increase in price.

Stop growing the smoking Hemp start growing hops more profitable.

 

[HoppingMad]

Nothing to worry about according to a Vic based commercial hop supplier I heard speak on the subject 2 weeks ago (not Ellerslie who are regulars on this forum, but would be interested in what they've heard).

The storm did hit the town and surrounding area of Hallertau Germany, but according to what I heard other parts of Germany and Europe unaffected and there is more than enough Hallertau to take up the slack.

On the hop vine I have heard however that the yank growers are trying to keep their hop prices up by ripping out crops to create a lessened supply from that part of the world - WTF?! <_< very weird situation that they would want to destroy something they've invested in but apparently the higher prices are worth it. Bizarre. Makes me very grumpy indeed.

Hopper.

 

[Bribie G]

China is rapidly rising as a hop giant and will no doubt cause the US growers to re-evaluate.

 

[katzke]

+ 2


Can we end/delete this thread, otherwise the Americans may read this and buy all the Kiwi high alpha's

Too late, we had NZ hops last year and still do.

As to a post about the Americans pulling up hops. That was a few years ago when the hop market was way down and they could not sell them all or make any return on there field expenses. What would you like them to do mow down the hops and not get any income from the field? They have been replanting and increasing acreage the last few years. Prices have been steady this year and I have not heard of any shortage yet. But I have not been on any of the American forums and I do live in Hop Country so even last year was not as bad as other parts of the States.