Cryo Hops® seem to be all the rage these days, which is great news for Yakima Chief Hops, which recently received a patent for the Cryo Hop processing technology it developed. Details from the press release: Yakima Chief Hops (YCH), the leading American hop supplier, has been awarded a US … Continue reading
While not directly related to beer itself, this bit of news will be of interest to those following the business side of the industry, and particularly the business of hops. Yakima Chief Hops expanded its Board of Directors recently with the addition of Megan Belcher, the Chief Legal & External … Continue reading
Washington’s Yakima Chief Hops introduced its Cryo Hops® product line in 2017, in which it developed a proprietary cryogenic process for processing hops that separates the lupulin from the vegetative matter to produce concentrated lupulin pellets. According to YCH these have “maximum aroma impact while reducing the negative effects often … Continue reading