It's kind of crazy to think that as recently as 40 years ago,

if you wanted to make beer in your home,

you'd have to break the law.

Thankfully, in 1978, it became legal on the federal level

for people to home brew,

but unfortunately, this didn't include everyone as certain states continued to

restrict this natural right.

But this all ended in 2013 when the last two holdouts Mississippi and Alabama passed

law as making it okay for people to make beer at home.

For the first time since prohibition, it was legal to homebrew in all 50 of the United States.

This was due in large part to the dedication and hard work of the American Home Brewers Association.

In addition to continuing the fight for our right to brew, they're committed to growing the hobby by coordinating events such as Big Brew for National Homebrew Day and Homebrew Con.

We're proud to say that the Brulosophy Podcast is brought to you by the American Homebrewers Association

and encourage all of our listeners to support the organization that has done so much for this hobby by becoming a member today. Hopes are made up of various compounds that serve to impart bitterness, aroma, and flavor to beer.

With the growing popularity of IPA, hops have become a major focus of brewers.

In fact, it seems like of all of the ingredients required to make beer, hops get the most attention, at least these days they do.

You're listening to the Brulosophy podcast.

I'm your host, Marshall Schott.

And in this episode, contributor Jason Cypriani

is with me to talk about this wonderful plant,

specifically how certain conditions can affect the

way hops present themselves in beer.

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