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Also on that podcast, a follow-up on my experiment with lupulin powder<\/b><\/a>. (Manufacturer description: “the concentrated lupulin of whole-leaf hops containing resins and aromatic oils.”) Recall that I received a package of a new product from YCH Hops–now apparently available<\/b><\/a> for purchase–and used them in a batch of homebrew. Patrick and I had just brewed a pale ale when the package of Simcoe lupulin powder arrived, so I dry-hopped half the batch with that product, and half the batch with standard Simcoes.<\/p>\n I poured the two beers and had Patrick–who hadn’t had a chance to taste them yet–taste them blind. That segment of the podcast has at least two surprises. I will of course leave it to you to listen and find out what they were. (I’m trying<\/i> to get better at teasing this stuff!) It’s actually a follow up to a different <\/i>podcast, in which we visited Imperial Yeast. They gave us their “Dry Hop” blend to try, and it produced the sludgy look of a New England IPA all the geeks are excited about. We reflect a bit on that, too.<\/p>\n Give it a listen (it’s available on iTunes and Google Play as well):<\/p>\n