Rant: A brewery visit in Colorado totally shifted my thoughts on hop additions

Amy Davis · 2026-02-23T18:00:51.875636+00:00

I was road tripping last summer and popped into this tiny mountain brewery. Ngl, watching them add hops at different stages with such care got me to stop just dumping them all in at once. Have you ever had a travel experience that altered your brew steps?

anderson.grant7mo ago

Timing those additions really tweaks both the bitter punch and the aroma in your final glass.

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rosebarnes7mo ago

Yeah, read in a brewing book once that adding hops at different times really changes the bitter and smell parts of the beer. Made me try it with my last batch.

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caleb3077mo ago

Travel never changed my one-step hop routine.

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