UF/IFAS to Hop Into Hops Varieties for Microbreweries
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - 10:00
in Mathematics & Economics
Hops would not only help growers looking for another alternative crop, it would help quench the thirst of the micro-brewing industry, which is growing by leaps and bounds in Florida and across the United States. Craft beer produced and sold in Florida accounted for $875.9 million in 2013, Deng said. Production of Florida craft beer has increased nearly 10-fold in the last two years, from about 100,000 barrels per day to more than 1 million, Pearson said. Craft breweries have nearly tripled in Florida in the last two years - from 66 in 2013 to 182 in 2015.