Hop news and updates from Charles Faram

Join us for Five Minutes with Faram as Lawrence Washington from Purple Moose Brewery talks beer, brewing inspiration, and working with UK hops. What’s your favourite hop? Bramling Cross. Beautiful

Five minutes with Faram – Fergus Fitzgerald & Dan Gooderham What is your favourite hop? Fergus: It’s not my favourite but I have a deep affection for the much maligned

UK PUB CLOSURES & HOP GROWERS Hop Growing at Risk The traditional British pint is under threat as pub closures have put the centuries-old hop growing industry in jeopardy. Figures

Malcolm Downie, Head Brewer at Fyne Ales​ What is your favourite hop? OK… I should probably say Citra®, as that’s the hop in Jarl which is our biggest seller! I

GLUTEN FREE BREWING Have you been tempted to try gluten-free brewing? There is an ever-increasing interest in gluten-free or reduced-gluten diets, and with a few simple tweaks you can reach

Charles Faram Hop Breeding Programme – Spring Update Growing seedlings Spring has arrived and despite the challenges in front of all of us, our appetite for growing, breeding and selecting

Clean, Secure, Safe: A guide to pressing the Pause Button Murphy & Son have published a practical guide for breweries preparing for temporary shutdowns—whether due to market conditions, seasonal closures,

UK Customer Notice: Sales Team And Government Retention Scheme Like many companies, we’ve chosen to make use of the UK Government’s Job Retention Scheme. This is happening within our sales

UK Customer Notice: Sales Team And Government Retention Scheme Like many companies, we’ve chosen to make use of the UK Government’s Job Retention Scheme. This is happening within our sales

Storing Hops We at Faram’s wish to provide hops of the highest possible quality, and thought that it would be useful to publish some pointers on how to store yours,