My friend, John Harris, the brewmaster for Full Sail Brewing in Mt. Hood and Portland, Oregon, has some cool t-shirts he’s created. I think you’ll want one or more of them for yourself. He brought a few of his latest ones along with him when we judged together at GABF. I bought one on the spot and thought I’d share them.
The shirt is perfect for hop lovers with the legend “Keeping the Bitter in Beer” with the chemical formula for humulone, C21H30O5, one of the main bittering compounds.
And here’s what it looks like as a shirt. You can get your very own for $20 (shipping included) and you can order one online at Bonds That Please
His other shirt is the chemical formulas for both alcohol and caffeine, the “Bonds That Please.” It’s also $20 (shipping included) and can be purchased online at Bonds That Please.
I may have to get one of those! Like I need more shirts!!!
Triumph brewing In Princeton has a similar one here:
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I thought that the humulones were present in the brew prior to boiling the wort (isomerization), which are water-insoluble and contain very little bitter qualities. While the iso-humulones, which are present after boiling the wort, are water-soluble and contain strong bittering qualities.