Clayton Hops™ Riwaka™
Passionfruit | Pink grapefruit | Pineapple | Lime | Orange | Citrus | Blackberry candy
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Origin: NZ
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Clayton Hops™
Description
New Zealand's Riwaka™ hop has a powerful passionfruit 'citrussy' character, and works beautifully across West Coast IPAs and NEIPAs, as well as APAs, Pale Ales, Lagers & Pilsners.
Ancestry
Developed in New Zealand by what is now known as Plant & Food Research (Brand 85/6-23). Bred through crossing old line Saazer with specially developed New Zealand breeding selections.
Pronunciation: [ˈriː.wɑː.kɑː] Tip: "ree-wah-kah"
Beer Styles: West Coast IPAs; New England/hazy/juicy IPAs; NZIPAs; APAs; pale ales; lagers; pilsners.
Carbon Footprint: As a weighted average across all hop varieties, Clayton Hops™ T90 Pellets - independently measured by BX of London - have a carbon footprint of 3.75 kg CO₂e, or, for benchmarking purposes, 3.18 kg CO₂e (composting emissions are typically not mentioned in industry benchmarks).
Riwaka™ now available as an Amplifire™ Cryogenic Concentrated Hop Pellet and <Amplifire Fresh Hop Oil from Clayton Hops™ in New Zealand, delivering intense hop expression while reducing waste and beer loss and improving brewhouse efficiency.
FASTER - Clayton Hops™ use modern and high-capacity on-farm harvesting systems, combined with a cutting-edge advanced hops pelletising complex. This ensures that Clayton's hops are picked in their prime and then pelletised and packaged quickly - a level of on-site infrastructure which is unique in the New Zealand hops industry.
FRESHER - Clayton Hops™ hop cones are pelletised and packaged very soon after harvest, ensuring ultimate freshness, and stored temperature controlled to preserve quality.
BETTER - Harvesting hops in their prime and processing them quickly results in superior quality. Clayton Hops has investing in a world-class pelletising facility with an enclosed and protected environment to ensure minimal exposure to oxygen and contaminants.
Ancestry
Developed in New Zealand by what is now known as Plant & Food Research (Brand 85/6-23). Bred through crossing old line Saazer with specially developed New Zealand breeding selections.
Pronunciation: [ˈriː.wɑː.kɑː] Tip: "ree-wah-kah"
Beer Styles: West Coast IPAs; New England/hazy/juicy IPAs; NZIPAs; APAs; pale ales; lagers; pilsners.
Carbon Footprint: As a weighted average across all hop varieties, Clayton Hops™ T90 Pellets - independently measured by BX of London - have a carbon footprint of 3.75 kg CO₂e, or, for benchmarking purposes, 3.18 kg CO₂e (composting emissions are typically not mentioned in industry benchmarks).
Riwaka™ now available as an Amplifire™ Cryogenic Concentrated Hop Pellet and <Amplifire Fresh Hop Oil from Clayton Hops™ in New Zealand, delivering intense hop expression while reducing waste and beer loss and improving brewhouse efficiency.
Faster, Fresher, Better New Zealand Hop Pellets
Clayton Hops™ targets having their T90 hop pellets made and packaged within 3 - 7 days of the hop cones being harvested.FASTER - Clayton Hops™ use modern and high-capacity on-farm harvesting systems, combined with a cutting-edge advanced hops pelletising complex. This ensures that Clayton's hops are picked in their prime and then pelletised and packaged quickly - a level of on-site infrastructure which is unique in the New Zealand hops industry.
FRESHER - Clayton Hops™ hop cones are pelletised and packaged very soon after harvest, ensuring ultimate freshness, and stored temperature controlled to preserve quality.
BETTER - Harvesting hops in their prime and processing them quickly results in superior quality. Clayton Hops has investing in a world-class pelletising facility with an enclosed and protected environment to ensure minimal exposure to oxygen and contaminants.
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Riwaka™ Hop Variety Insights
Technical Datasheet
Safety Datasheet
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