Homebrew Underground

I just received the latest newsletter from www.beer-wine.com and it says that the worldwide hop crisis is over.

More News – According an article in the February/March issue of Southwest Brewing News, The hops shortage has apparently ended with better crops in America this year as well as Germany having a very good crop.

Even More News – According to the Oregon Local News, an online article has a headline that starts with, “Glut of hops …”

So it looks like things are looking good for making beer these days.

According to the news release at www.FinancialNewsUSA.com on November 11, 2008, the advanced biofuels company, Verenium Corporation, hired Mark Eichenseer – former Anheuser-Busch head brewmaster to “ferment the waste fiber left over from sugarcane processing and turn it into fuel.”

This is huge! Mr. Eichenseer is using his brewing knowledge and experience to figure out how to convert biomass waste products into usable fuel. He is putting special enzymes to work in the process.