jhgtyre Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 First lead prices shoot through the roof and now http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,305638,00.html we are out of freakin' hops! Thank god for whiskey! -ld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trodrig Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Price of a 6 pack is already a heck of a lot higher than it was just 6 months ago! Time to dust off the homebrew equipment! Trodrig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSeevers Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 (edited) Ok I am a shooter. brass/copper shortage and price doubling Ok I am a pale ale drinker. it has the most hops so price going up or quality down What next a shortage on cute girls? ok the price did go up so there is another shortage Edited January 4, 2008 by BSeevers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AikiDale Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Price of bullets is up. Price of beer is up. Price of babes is up. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm..................... I'll be right back....gotta go get a patent on Babes with Bullets Beer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outerlimits Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 y'all forgot gas, primers and good beef! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bierman Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 (edited) Time to dust off the homebrew equipment! Trodrig Man, I wish it was that easy, but homebrewers may be out of luck as well. Just read about the hops shortage in my latest issue of Brew Your Own. Homebrewers may get the short stick on hops since all the big brewers are buying up everything they can get. May not be a whole lot left for the little guys. Many of the varieties that craftbrewers (and homebrewers) use are getting harder to come by since they are less profitable to the hop farmers. Many of the hop farmers stopped growing some of the "Noble" hop varieties and opted for varieties that offer greater yield (1000 lbs per acre vs. 3900 lbs per acre) and higher alpha acid content. Most of the big mega brewers make a hop extract and add it to their brew instead of using the hops themselves. Makes it easier to keep flavors (or lack of them) consistent. Article in BYO said it could be 2 years before the shortage is averted. Edited January 4, 2008 by bierman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1911onr Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 For a moment there I though this was a Hoppe's shortage. Wheww! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bountyhunter Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 First lead prices shoot through the roof and now http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,305638,00.htmlwe are out of freakin' hops! Thank god for whiskey! -ld It seems they have learned the technique mastered by Big Oil and the Energy Consortiums: 1) Create an artificial shortage 2) Starve the supply until the people beg 3) Triple the price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 I think it is just a way for the beer manufactures to jump on the gouging band wagon. I drink Jack and Coke anyways! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhgtyre Posted January 4, 2008 Author Share Posted January 4, 2008 First lead prices shoot through the roof and now http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,305638,00.htmlwe are out of freakin' hops! Thank god for whiskey! -ld It seems they have learned the technique mastered by Big Oil and the Energy Consortiums: 1) Create an artificial shortage 2) Starve the supply until the people beg 3) Triple the price From what I have heard those guys are mere novices compared to the diamond industry. -ld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Very true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bountyhunter Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 First lead prices shoot through the roof and now http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,305638,00.htmlwe are out of freakin' hops! Thank god for whiskey! -ld It seems they have learned the technique mastered by Big Oil and the Energy Consortiums: 1) Create an artificial shortage 2) Starve the supply until the people beg 3) Triple the price From what I have heard those guys are mere novices compared to the diamond industry. -ld That's true: the diamond business is the only one which has successfully convinced the world that rocks which are not rare or especially pretty are so essential you must spend the down payment of a house to get one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 First lead prices shoot through the roof and now http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,305638,00.htmlwe are out of freakin' hops! Thank god for whiskey! -ld It seems they have learned the technique mastered by Big Oil and the Energy Consortiums: 1) Create an artificial shortage 2) Starve the supply until the people beg 3) Triple the price With the change in federal law and government subsidies of corn based vehicle fuel the growers found they could make more money growing corn than growing hopps. That is why hopps prices have increased by x5 - low supplies and a growing demand. The farmers are growing corn because of artificially created demand by yet another government program. Ain't the government(demopublican and republicrat) grand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 I don't want to see the price tag next to 120 minute IPA this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bierman Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 From what I read, the shortage has been caused by several factors, one of which is simple economics. For many years there was a surplus of hops. Many of the big brewers bought up the surplus, made hop extract (which has a several year shelf life) and saved up for a rainy day. Due to the surplus, hop prices dropped and many hop farmers switched to more highly profitable crops. No one really knew how much hop extract was out there, since many of the brewers considered that information to be proprietary. Consequently, when they started to run out, no one really knew until it was too late. Worldwide hop acreage is down about 30% and, like the article stated, much of the European crop was adversly impacted by weather. It takes two years for a newly planted hop vine to produce hop flowers, so even if they planted more today, it will be a while before the shortage is alleviated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentlemanJim Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 All this...and right when I was going to take up drinking I know I should stay away from tequila....Just ask my wife Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el pres Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 (edited) -ld It seems they have learned the technique mastered by Big Oil and the Energy Consortiums: 1) Create an artificial shortage 2) Starve the supply until the people beg 3) Triple the price +1 on that!!!! Ok, first of all this the fault of the guys at Samual Adams, they say they use 10 times more hopps then anyone else!! Now since everything I use is going up except my paycheck, how can I use this big oil formula to make my boss triple the price of that??? Edited January 5, 2008 by DIRTY CHAMBER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bierman Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Now since everything I use is going up except my paycheck, how can I use this big oil formula to make my bosstriple the price of that??? Man, when you figure that one out, please PM me with the formula. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boz1911 Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Look this is serious sh@% guys. I got some land and a tractor, just need someone to tell me how to grow some hops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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