Hop varieties
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ORGANIC HOPS
 The development of organic hops is a response to the worldwide trend of reducing horticultural sprays and to restrict fertilisers to organic manures.
Organic hop farming is a positive management system, not just a case of halting the use of sprays and fertilisers. Organic status is a hard regime for those who want to be sure that chemicals are not used in hop production, but organic is currently the only acceptable and legally recognised standard of chemical-free produce and products.
In New Zealand certification of organic hop production is provided by the New Zealand Biological Producers and Consumers Council, whose trade name is Bio-Gro New Zealand Ltd.
We can currently offer five varieties grown under the organic regime, and fully Bio-Gro Certified hop cones and hop pellets are available as follows:
8-10% alpha. Balanced mix of floral and citrus characteristics
13-16% alpha. Strong bittering hop with delicate blackberry/floral nose
7-8% alpha. Unique citrus aroma
6-7% alpha. Citrus and passionfruit aromas
5-8% alpha. Bold spicey grapefruit aroma
(These varieties are available as either organic or conventional)
In our experience the varieties grown under the organic regime have an increased alpha level compared to the same varieties under the normal commercial production.
For further reading see our article "Organic Hop Production in New Zealand"
For additional info please contact nzhops@nzhops.co.nz
or call +64 3 544 8989
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