We are lucky to have the latest harvest hop pellets at our disposal , we have been blessed since starting this business, as a home brewer years ago I used to struggle to source good quality brewing ingredients. It’s one of the reasons I started this business and now 10 years later we are attending the hop harvest in several different countries to talk about what hops we are purchasing for the year ahead and in some cases we are signing hop contracts 3 to 5 years in advance to secure access to the most sought after hops in the world.
When I think back to the quality of the hops I used to buy its very frustrating, if i had access to the ingredients we supply now, if we had the knowledge of what good hops should be like also it would have saved me dumping so many brews that just weren’t up to standard.
Brewers now demand the freshest of brewing ingredients, the level of attention and the scientific approach towards brewing means we can only supply the best if we want to succeed.
When you get a passion for great quality hops it’s hard to describe just how important an ingredient they are. I love to brew hop forward beers and I can honestly say there is something therapeutic and relaxing about enjoying a hoppy beer after a hard days work at Geterbrewed.
So we have updated the Geterbrewed website with the latest hop harvest, we have some of last years stocks left in some varieties but all the big names and most sought after hops are in there.
We have learnt how to correctly handle hops, from storage to packaging and not forgetting quality. Hop quality can vary greatly from region to region, we visit our hop farmers to build up our relationships and to always be learning, we work with hop growers that are actively seeking perfection.
Hops have many uses in brewing, modern craft beer tends to be currently focusing a lot on the hop aroma and flavour. Hop bitterness is now accepted at a higher rate with the wide range of DIPA’s available. Hops contribute to Mouthfeel, foam and lacing and flavour stability but the main reason brewers started to use hops was for their anti microbial properties as hops actually help to preserve the beer.
Hop farmers work harder than most farmers and it’s a very challenging industry, I’ve walked through the fields inspecting the hop vines, it surprises me the level of care that they have to provide to grow successful harvests of hops, likewise at harvest time they won’t start the harvest until they feel the quality is perfect.
What i’m trying to describe is the sheer passion our hop growers have to bring you the latest harvest hop pellets, they genuinely work in harmony with nature, we see their passion and we know the quality is the best available to us, so try the new hop harvest varieties and let us know how you find them
If you want to source hops for your brewery register for wholesale access
If your a homebrewer checkout the hop section online
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The GEB Crew