Beer Making
Aroma, copper and dual purpose hops in both whole leaf and pellet form.
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Aroma Hops
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These varieties are usually low in alpha acids but high in essential oils. Brewers wishing to create high class, heavily hopped beers should use aroma hops for all three purposes. The bitterness imparted by aroma hops such as Goldings or Tettnang is totally different from that derived from high alpha varieties such as Northern Brewer or Target.
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Dual Purpose Hops
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These varieties, although high in alpha acids, have quite acceptable aroma properties. These can be used for boiling and late additions but are usually unsuitable for dry hopping.
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Copper (bittering) Hops
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These varieties have high apha acid levels and are best used in small quantities in the copper for the production of beers with a low bitterness. Their low aromas require them to be used with other, more flavourful hops for the best results.
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Hop Enhancements
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Hop aroma tablets, hop extract and Flavapaks.
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Hop Pellets
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The pellets, olive green in colour and approximately 6mm x 10-15mm in size (diameter x length) are made from whole hops which have been dried, milled and then compressed.
