Description

Wakatu T90 Hop Pellets (NZ)

Wakatu is a really fine dual purpose hop with a heady mix of floral and citrus characteristics. This all-round brewery performer provides excellent flavour and aroma which selectors describe as fresh citrus to freshly zested lime peel. These unique aroma qualities carry right through from selection to the aroma and flavour profiles in the finished beer.

Origin/History:

Developed by the New Zealand DSIR Research Station in Riwaka™ and released in 1988. Wakatu™ is a triploid variety, with parentage of Mittlefruh and a New Zealand male through open pollination.

TYPICAL PROFILE

Alpha Acid: 6-10%
Purpose: Bittering & Aroma
Cohumulone: 28-30
Beta Acid: 8-9%

SUITABLE FOR

Lager, Pale Ale, Belgian Ale

A versatile hop across several brewery applications and beer styles. Is a real standout out when used in multiple, high addition rates in big ales or in gentle gifts to temper the sweetness of a full malt lager.

AROMA PROFILE

Floral, Lime, Vanilla

SUBSTITUTES

If Wakatu is not available, then a good substitute is Mittlefruh

T90 HOP PELLETS

Producers manufacture T-90 hop pellets by hammer-milling kiln-dried, whole leaf hop cones into a uniform powder and subsequently pressing them through a pellet die. Leaf hops vary in oil and vegetative content, so brewers fine-tune pellet compression to achieve a consistent density for repeatable brewing, batch after batch.

The production processes are designed to safeguard and preserve hop resins by consistently monitoring temperature and cooling the pellet die. Hop pellets preserve all of their natural lupulin and cone material, making them a suitable full replacement for whole hops. They offer a longer shelf life, require less storage space, and are generally easier to handle.

STORAGE

We weigh all hops only when there is an order for them – none have been sitting of shelves, they are taken out from a bulk vacuum sealed bag in cold storage at the time we complete your order. Our hop pellets are packaged inside UV protected polyethylene bags and vacuum sealed.

Sometimes the vacuum seal can degrade – especially if hop dust settles alongside where the bag is heat sealed. If you receive the hops and it appears that the vacuum is breaking down, the hops will still be perfectly safe to use with no degradation of flavour. If you do not intend to use then in a few days of receiving, we suggest that you store them in a fridge or freezer. Hop pellets stored near-freezing, preferably between -1°C and 5°C. Under these conditions, T-90 hop pellets will remain stable in closed containers for three (3) years.