Beer Making
Join many Micro-breweries & brew with pellets with their longevity & concentration of flavours. 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.
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Hop Peletts Type 90 - Challenger
from £6.00
Originally developed as a Goldings replacement, Challenger is a very versatile variety. Many brewers have found that excellent beers can be brewed from Challenger alone. It has fine bittering properties and a respectable aroma. More commonly, though, it is combined with a dedicated aroma variety. Challenger is gradually commanding less and less acreage these days as it gives way to more disease resistant varieties, such as the dwarf, Pioneer.
United Kingdom
Alpha Acid 6.5 - 8.0%