Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # John Briner John Briner Blog ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://johnbriner.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [No Such Thing As No-Risk? EUDR Publishes New Country Classification List](https://johnbriner.com/?p=974) - On Thursday, May 22, 2025, the European Commission published its classification of countries under the EU Regulation of Deforestation-free products (EUDR). The EUDR was formally adopted in May 2023 with the intended goal of guaranteeing that the products EU citizens consume do not contribute to deforestation or forest degradation worldwide.The EUDR applies to products placed - [Five Debt Recovery Strategies for Businesses](https://johnbriner.com/?p=925) - In business, debt recovery and repayment are crucial to staying afloat. When clients do not pay their dues, it can affect cash flow, strain operations, and also lead to big losses. For businesses, having a clear and effective debt recovery strategy is essential to maintaining financial health and avoiding prolonged legal battles.Clear and consistent communication - [My Top Five Artists of 2024](https://johnbriner.com/?p=838) - Well it’s the end of the year (again?!) and time to look back at my favorite artists of 2024. In fairness, most of these are perennial favorites, and it’s not like all of these artists just burst on the music scene this year. It’s more like these were the artists I kept returning to throughout - [Wildfires and Hop Harvest](https://johnbriner.com/?p=665) - After a busy wildfire season in BC and Canada, concerns have been raised about its impact on the hop crop. Thankfully, the wildfires have not affected the industry. - [How to Save Your Lettuce Seeds](https://johnbriner.com/?p=578) - Learn how to save lettuce seeds with simple harvesting tips just by drying and sorting them along with having quality seeds article by John Briner. - [Groundhog Bees?](https://johnbriner.com/?p=572) - Read out about groundhog bees as how their day passed without groundhogs and how bees were busy signaling spring by visiting blooming heather and plum tree buds. - [BOI Reporting Deadline for Procrastinators](https://johnbriner.com/?p=64) - Procrastination is real! BOI reporting is required for Delaware LLCs under the Corporate Transparency Act, and the deadline for filing starts in January 2024. Read more. - [Five Global Problems and Five Ways Canada Can Solve Them](https://johnbriner.com/?p=652) - Read how 20 years ago, John Briner wrote about five world issues and how Canada might address them. Problems persist, but Canada remains to tackle them. - [On National IPA Day we ask ChatGPT 5 questions about IPAs](https://johnbriner.com/?p=659) - Celebrate National IPA Day with ChatGPT! We posed five popular IPA questions, beginning with 'What is an IPA?' – find out all about this favorite beer style. - [Building a Home Recording Studio](https://johnbriner.com/?p=752) - Read how John Briner honed his recording abilities on analog equipment in the '90s, relishing the mixing consoles, cassette tapes, and collecting music. - [Tribute to an Art Mentor](https://johnbriner.com/?p=728) - Read about a sad report on the death of Torben Kristiansen. As he was a larger-than-life character during the days within the fine art world. - [Brewing with Infused Hops](https://johnbriner.com/?p=671) - Read more about brewing with our spruce-infused, lavender-infused, and hemp-infused hops. As of many options, it is exciting when a recipe surfaces on the internet. - [What is Hop Water?](https://johnbriner.com/?p=640) - Hop water is a fizzy, non-alcoholic, hop-flavored beverage that is created by steeping hops in water and carbonating it, yielding a refreshing, beer-inspired flavor. - [Galaxy and Nelson – How Much is Too Much to be Spending on Your Hop Supply?](https://johnbriner.com/?p=634) - Galaxy and Nelson Sauvin hops are on demand! We get limited lots each year for priority accounts because they're that popular in the brewing industry. - [Thinking Outside the Box With Your Fresh Hop Brew](https://johnbriner.com/?p=628) - Fresh hop season has come! BC's brewing industry has grown, with fresh hop beers at the core of the seasonal cycle of beers and hop growing revival. - [How Do You Know When Your Hops Are Ready To Harvest?](https://johnbriner.com/?p=619) - Learn through an article by John Briner how to determine when hops are ready for harvest using moisture, sensory and lab tests to ensure its brewing quality. - [When Hops Are More Than Just Hops](https://johnbriner.com/?p=599) - Explore how hops can be more than a brewing ingredient and add different flavors like lavender, smoke, spruce and hemp through different methods. - [How To Tell If Old Or Self-Harvested Seeds Are Still Good For Planting](https://johnbriner.com/?p=584) - Learn with John Briner, how to test old or self harvested seeds with simple water and paper towel methods for ensuring they are ready for planting. - [How to Build a Garage Cabinet in Under Two Minutes](https://johnbriner.com/?p=590) - Created on March 13, 2011 using FlipShare. Brought to you by John, Lincoln and Kenzie. Tools by Black & Decker. - [Making Crabapple Liqueur](https://johnbriner.com/?p=566) - We have three crabapple trees on our property that seem to produce a bumper crop every fall. When I was a kid I remember picking them and helping my mom make crabapple jelly, but it is one of those fruits that you don’t always have that much use for.This year I decided to make use of the - [How to Make Your Own Echinacea Tincture](https://johnbriner.com/?p=560) - Every year around cold and flu season we run out and buy a bottle of Echinacea tincture as a preventative from getting sick. The weird thing was we were spending upwards of $20 on a small bottle. So this year we grew our own Echinacea. Echinacea is a beautiful flower that is also known as Purple Coneflower. ECHINACEAI read up - [Our Backyard Homestead](https://johnbriner.com/?p=516) - What a great year 2014 was! This was our first full year on our little farm learning how to grow and harvest our own vegetables and fruit, as well as producing our own eggs, pork, chicken, beef and lamb. Along the way, we started beekeeping and making our own apple and pear ciders and liqueurs. We ended the year by learning how - [West Coast Maple Syrup?](https://johnbriner.com/?p=554) - Who knew you could tap maple trees on the west coast and make your own maple syrup? This is a project we have wanted to try for a while. Last year we ordered supplies from Atkinson Maple Syrup Supplies in Ontario. We ordered their Beginner Kit which consists of ten plastic spiles, ten buckets, and a whole lot of other things ## Pages - [Home](https://johnbriner.com/) - Explore John Briner’s insights on hops, craft brewing, business law, homesteading, music, and art. 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