Description

Nectaron T90 Hop Pellets (NZ)

Intense tropical pineapple, passion fruit and stone fruit characters. Passionately crafted over 17 years, Nectaron® displays high levels of tropical fruit characters of pineapple and passion fruit as well as stone fruit (peach) and citrus (grapefruit). Nectaron has a triploid aroma type developed in collaboration with New Zealand’s Plant & Food Research. Nectaron® Brand HORT4337 is a full sister to Waimea. Nectaron® provides an intense mix of distinctive pineapple stone fruit citrus that lends itself perfectly to a range of beer styles including NEIPA, IPA, Pale Ales and Lagers. Brewers prefer using Nectaron late or for dry hopping, and it consistently delivers high-quality tropical hop character, earning itself awards.

Nectaron HOP SPECIFICATIONS

Alpha Acid: 9-12%
Hop Type: Aroma
Beta Acid: 4.5-5%
Total Oil: 1-1.7ml/100g

SUITABLE FOR

Lagers, Pale Ales, IPA’s, NEIPA and modern beer styles.

Nectaron AROMA PROFILE

Intense tropical pineapple, passion fruit and stone fruit characters.

SUBSTITUTES for Nectaron

If Nectaron is not available, then a good substitute is Citra and Mosaic.

T90 HOP PELLETS

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. None are stored on shelves; instead, they are extracted from a bulk vacuum-sealed bag in cold storage at the time of order completion. Our hop pellets are packaged inside UV protected polyethylene bags and vacuum sealed.

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.