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The Hop Addition
The Hop Addition Podcast is a homebrewing podcast by homebrewers, for homebrewers. Join three UK-based brewers as we dive into beer styles, brewing techniques, hops, yeast, fermentation, and recipe design — with a mix of deep-dive episodes, drink alongs, and expert guests from across the brewing industry. Whether you're into all-grain brewing, IPAs, lagers, sour beer, or improving your homebrew setup, we’ve got practical tips, brewing science, and plenty of beer chat to help you brew better. 🍺
Episodes
The Hop AdditionThe Commercial Pod – Episode 2
FInally got some time to edit and upload these 2. Episode 1 was lost due to the issues we’ve been having with the software we’ve been using, but it…
The Hop AdditionEpisode 30 – Mastering the Brewday
The usual suspects return for a detailed discussion of ways to streamline and enhance your brewday process
The Hop AdditionEpisode 29 – Recipe Development
Owen went on holiday for this one, so we needed someone with as sexy a voice, and as good a knowledge of beer, so we subbed in Chris Harrison-Hawkes AKA…
The Hop AdditionEpisode 28 – The state of the Union
Time flies when you’re having fun doing all these podcasts, and we just wanted to sit down and discuss where our brewing was at, and the new things on…
The Hop AdditionEpisode 27 – Kveik
We delve into the world of Kveik as we understand it, Tricky has strong views on Lagers, and Marvin Gaye gets it on… Last chance to sign up for the iTap…
The Hop AdditionEpisode 26 – Oxygen
This episode we talk about the perils of Oxygen, what it can do to your beer and when its good, and when its not. The audio for this one got a little garbled…
The Hop AdditionEpisode 25 – Cleaning and Sanitation
Episode 25 is live! So this isn’t a topic a lot of people cover, but after Tricky giving us a glimpse into his routine, we thought it might be good to…
The Hop AdditionEpisode 24 – Finally!
After some issues away from the podcast, a super busy couple of weeks at work and a whole slew of problems with the editing process, finally this one is done…
The Hop AdditionEpisode 23 – Shit you can throw in beer!
Episode 23 of the podcast is a blast down the winding backroads of adjuncts and general beer additives, from citrus to cacao and everything in between. This is…
The Hop AdditionEpisode 22 – Bitters
My apologies, this episode got forgotten, I thought I’d uploaded it, but clearly not. Time has not been my friend over the last few weeks, so here it is…
The Hop AdditionEpisode 21 – Under Pressure.
A wide ranging discussion of pressure fermentation, what is it, what does it do and how can you use it when home-brewing. Plus the an angry baby and the…
The Hop AdditionEpisode 20 – Deutschland.
In this episode, Andy Owen and Chris discuss German beers and why you need them in your life. Strap in, Chris gets very excited in this one…
The Hop AdditionEpisode 19 – Inspector Gadgets
The one that nearly got lost in a house move, but it’s here and it’s a grand tour of all things gadget in home brewing. Beers were drunk, keyboards…
The Hop AdditionEpisode 18 – Christmas Special
This one is a monster. 4 hours of Tricky, Owen, Andy and myself discussing everything. Tricky gets slammed and I almost fall asleep. A fun meandering run…
The Hop AdditionEpisode 17 – Porters & Stouts
A slightly shambolic (due to over consumption of Impy Stouts) discussion of Porters and Stouts, what are they, where did they come from and how can you brew…
The Hop AdditionEpisode 16 – Largers
Episode 16 is here and its a meandering, contentious, yawning journey through the wonderful world of lagers. This is the hardest style to perfect so we give…
The Hop AdditionEpisode 15 – Its all gone a bit murky…
This episode is all about the wonderful world of New England IPAs, we try a seriously impressive homebrewed version, and we talk about all the things that you…
The Hop AdditionEpisode 14 – Its a long strange road…
Episode 14 of the Hop Addition is here! Its a Q&A episode which is the longest we’ve ever done. Lots of information, but should be good for a listen…
The Hop AdditionEpisode 13 – Threesome.
This episode is a long one, and discusses Pale Ales and IPAs, the blurred lines between them and explains the guidelines. We deliberately didn’t talk…
The Hop AdditionEpisode 12 – Wheat Beers with The Blue Trouser Brewer
Episode 12 is a rambling convoluted run through the world of wheat beers, my guest co-host on this one was Owen Puckett; The Blue Trouser Brewer. We covered…
The Hop AdditionEpisode 11 – The one with the Scottish Tricky.
Since my brother from another mother Tricky currently has a crotchfruit and house moving issue to resolve, I’ve recruited a guest cohost for this episode…
The Hop AdditionEpisode 10 – Packaging Beer
I guess podcasts are like buses sometimes, you wait an age for one and two arrive close together 😉 this episode wraps up the all grain series by looking at…
The Hop AdditionEpisode 9 – Fermentation
The 3rd edition in our all grain series looks at where the magic really happens, in the fermenter! We discuss yeasts and how to keep them happy fermentation…
The Hop AdditionEpisode 8 – The Boil
The next stage in our all grain process series takes us to the boil, we cover all the aspects related to sterilising, hop utilisation, hot and cold break, off…
The Hop AdditionEpisode 7 – All Grain Process Series – Mashing
I slightly meandering journey through the process of mashing, we were both quite well oiled for this one so a few naughty words might have slipped out and the…
The Hop AdditionEpisode 6 – Methods for homebrewing beer
A run through of the different ways you can brew beer at home from kits through to the different types of all grain brewing. A good one for beginners but some…
The Hop AdditionEpisode 5 – Water Chemistry
Strap in folks this is a long one! This episode we try and break down water chemistry to its key elements. We also review our first beermail from a listener…
The Hop AdditionEpisode 4.5 – Wash Your F*cking Hands
If you are feeling a bit overwhelmed by all the information on Covid 19 in the news then maybe don’t listen to this one but we felt we had to have a chat…
The Hop AdditionEpisode 4 – Re-Using Yeast
This episode discusses the various methods for harvesting and propagating yeast so you can brew numerous batches from a single yeast pack. We also give a few…
The Hop AdditionEpisode 3 – Beer Off – Flavours
In this episode we discuss some common off flavours that you might experience while home-brewing and strategies to avoid them. Let us know what you think of…
The Hop AdditionEpisode 2 – All about them hops
This episodes explores the wide and wonderful topic of hops in beer, why we use them, how we use them and which hops we personally love to brew with.
The Hop AdditionEpisode 1 – The Pilot
This is the pilot episode of The Hop Addition. 2 mates who talk about brewing a lot decided to record their conversations and let you listen in. There is some…