HOP
RESTRICTIONS
As many of you are already aware, there is a worldwide hop shortage in
the brewing industry due to many factors, including farmers planting other
crops, mostly corn, for biofuels; US hop farms are disappearing as less
acreage is being farmed and turned into housing developments. Thirty years
ago there were more than 220 producers in the Pacific Northwest, today
there are 50. Bad weather in Europe has compounded the situation as well
as fires at two hop-drying kilns last year. What all this means is a shortage
of hops forcing us to not only raise our prices (all hop prices are subject
to change without prior notice) but to restrict
our customers to no more than 2 oz. of any one hop (pellet or leaf) only
along with the purchase of malt/grain for a beer recipe. This situation
will not resolve itself for at least 2-3 years when, hopefully, new hops
will be planted and mature. Home brewers will need to prepare for the
need to substitute different grains and hops in their recipes as we will
have to do with our ingredients kits.
If you have any questions regarding
availability call please call us at 1-631-277-3004.
PELLETIZED HOPS 1 OZ
| CASCADE (USA) Derived from a cross between Fuggles and the Russian hop Serebrianker. Good for flavor and aroma, but an acceptable bittering hop. Ales and Lagers. |
$ 2.50 |
| CASCADE (Argentine) These are NOT Cascades! Through translation the name is the same but they are not to be used as an alternative for US Cascade. That being said, these are perfectly fine aroma hops. What we know so far is they are versatile but more of an aroma or finishing hop and can be adequately substituted for Tettnang or Spalt. |
$ 4.25 |
| CHINOOK out-of-stock
Cross between Petham Golding and USDA Select Male. Released in 1985 and becoming popular. Strong bittering ability. All American Lagers and Ales. |
$ 2.50 |
| CLUSTER Excellent general purpose hop with medium and well-balanced bittering potential and no undesirable aroma properties. Good for dark beers. Used for bittering, good flavor. Light and Dark American Lagers. |
$ 2.75 |
| COLUMBUS Relatively new variety becoming increasingly accepted. Used for bittering mainly, good flavor. IPA's, Pale Ales and Stouts. |
$ 4.15 |
GLACIER An excellent new variety released in 2000. It has balanced bittering properties and a good aroma profile. Glacier is a substitution for Willamette, US Fuggle, US Tettnang and Styrian Golding. Beer Styles: Pale Ales, ESB's, Bitters, English-Style Pale Ales, Porters, and Stouts. |
$ 2.75 |
| KENT GOLDINGS (UK) Traditional Old English hop. Developed by clonal selection from 1790 on starting from Canterbury Whitebine. Classic English ale hop used for kettle hopping and dry hopping. All English Style Ales, ESB Bitters. |
$ 5.25 |
KENT GOLDINGS (USA) Genuine long-established East Kent Golding variety group imported from England. Used for Pale Ales, ESB and English Style Beers. |
$ 2.95 |
| LIBERTY Released in 1991, aroma variety with close similarities to imported German aroma varieties. Used for finishing. American and German Ales and Lagers. |
$ 2.50 |
| NUGGET
out-of-stock
Selected from a cross between Brewer's Gold and a high alpha male. Extremely bitter. Medium to Dark Ales and Lagers. |
$ 2.50 |
| PERLE (USA) Derived from English Northern Brewer, new to the US industry. Minty bittering and good "green hop" aromas. All non-Pilsner Lagers, Wheats. |
$ 2.50 |
| SAAZ (Czech) Classical noble aroma hop with long and strong traditions. Associated with the renowned Pilsener Lager. Used for finishing. Bohemian-style Beers, Continental Lagers, Wheats, Pilsner Lagers. |
$ 2.50 |
| SAAZ (USA) US equivalent of the Czech variety, but lacks some of the fineness of aroma. Used for finishing, very flavorful. Pilsners, Continental Lagers and Wheats. |
$ 2.50 |
| SIMCOE
A great dual purpose hop with high alpha acids, low co-humulone levels and a unique, pine-like aroma. Can be used as an aromatic or bittering hop. American Ales. |
$ 2.50 |
| SPALT SELECT (German) Bred from Hallertau Mittlefruh and Spalt to be part of the Spalt/Tettnang/Saaz group. It has a very fine Spalter type aroma. Select can be substituted for US Saaz, US Tettnang, German Spalt, German Tettnang and German Hersbrucker. Beer Styles: any beer where noble aroma is wanted. |
$ 4.25 |
| SPALT (USA) Medium intensity with pleasant hoppy qualities. Medium-strong aroma with wild American tones. Best substitutions are for Tettnanger and Saaz. Beer Styles: German Lagers. |
$ 2.75 |
| STRISSELSPALT (French) A major aroma hop from the Alsace area in France. The aroma has a medium intensity, pleasant and hoppy. It is a good to very good aroma hop that can be substituted for Mt. Hood, Crystal or Hersbruck. Beer Styles: Pilsners, Lagers, and Wheats. |
$ 5.25 |
| STERLING Released in 1998, Sterling has an aroma that is herbal and spicy with a hint of citrus. Perceived to be similar to Saaz and Mt. Hood. Best substitution is for Czech Saaz. Beer Styles: Pilsners, other Lagers, Belgian-Style Ales. |
$ 3.95 |
STYRIAN GOLDINGS (Slovenia) A world-renowned aroma hop with widespread usage in both ale and lager brewing. An ecotype of Fuggle grown in Slovenia. Used for English-Style Ales, ESB's, Bitters and Lagers. |
$ 2.50 |
| TETTNANG Recently established in the US, traditional German variety, true noble aroma variety. Used for finishing. Wheats and Lagers. |
$ 2.50 |
| TRADITION (German) A close descendent of Hallertau Mittlefruh with a very fine aroma similar to Hallertau. Good substitution for Liberty and Hallertau. |
$ 5.25 |
VANGUARD A hybrid pedigree derived from a Hallertau Mittlefruh accession. Increasingly more common in the craft beer industry. Vanguard is a substitution for Hallertau, Hersbrucker, Mt. Hood and Liberty. Beer Styles: Lagers, Pilsners, Bocks, Kolschs, Wheats and Munich Helles. |
$ 2.95 |
| WILLAMETTE out-of-stock
A quality aroma hop with a smooth soft flavor. Can be used for ales and lagers. Used for finishing, dry hopping. American and British Ales. |
$ 2.50 |
LEAF HOPS 1 OZ
| GLACIER | $ 2.85 |
| KENT GOLDINGS (US) | $ 3.15 |
| STERLING | $ 2.85 |
| VANGUARD | $ 2.85 |
| WILLAMETTE | $ 2.75 |