Description

Harlequin T90 Hop Pellets (UK)

Harlequin® is from the Charles Faram Hop Development Programme. It is a Dual purpose hop and excels when used in late and dry hopping but also offers smooth bittering characteristics. A daughter of Godiva™, and grand-daughter of Jester®, Harlequin™ was named after its remarkably patterned bracts. It was first offered commercially in 2019. Harlequin™ bursts with New World aromatics whilst maintaining a subtle hint of UK terroir. Delicate and tropical in pale beers; it shows unique marmalade and candied fruit notes when used with coloured malts

Harlequin HOP SPECIFICATIONS

Alpha Acid: 9.5-12%
Hop Type: Bittering and Aroma
Beta Acid: 7-9%
Total Oil: 1.0-1.6 ml/100g

SUITABLE FOR

Pale Ales, IPA’s, Blonde Ales, Saison, American Wheat Beers

Harlequin AROMA PROFILE

Passionfruit, Peach, Pineapple

SUBSTITUTES FOR Harlequin

If harlequin is not available, then a good substitute is Mosaic.

Manufacturers produce T-90 hop pellets by hammer-milling kiln-dried, whole leaf hop cones into a uniform powder and then pressing them through a pellet die. Pellet compression fine-tunes to achieve a consistent density for repeatable brewing, batch after batch, addressing variations in oil and vegetative content in leaf hops.

The production processes continually monitor temperature and cool the pellet die to protect and preserve hop resins. Hop pellets retain all natural lupulin and cone material, serving as a complete replacement for whole hops. They have a longer shelf life, requiring less storage space, and generally being easier to handle.

STORAGE

Weighing of hops occurs only upon receiving an order. They do not sit on shelves; instead, they are extracted from a bulk vacuum-sealed bag in cold storage. We package our hop pellets in UV-protected polyethylene bags and vacuum seal them for freshness and quality.

The vacuum seal may degrade, particularly if hop dust accumulates near the heat-sealed section of the bag. 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.