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NEW VARIETIES FOR 2022 SEASON: NELSON SAUVIN, RIWAKA, PERLE, STYRIAN GOLDING
NEW VARIETIES FOR 2021 SEASON: MOTUEKA, RAKAU, PACIFICA, WAKATU

- NZ POST CHARGES AS OF 01 02 2023 -

1 - 2 HOP PLANTS

$20.00

INCLUDES PACKING MATERIAL AND HANDLING CHARGES

    3 - 4 HOP PLANTS

    $30.00

    INCLUDES PACKING MATERIAL AND HANDLING CHARGES

      5 - 6 HOP PLANTS

      $35.00

      INCLUDES PACKING MATERIAL AND HANDLING CHARGES

        NOTE: NZ Post have continually raised their charges so we have moved to PB3 grow bags to keep the size and weight low in order to minimize transport costs for you

        ALL HOPS ARE GOOD - SOME HOPS ARE BETTER

        - BREWING HOPS -

        Nelson Sauvin hop plants for sale

        NELSON SAUVIN™

        NEW ZEALAND
        Passion fruit, gooseberry, peach, and lime flavours abound. Due to its complex hop oil profile Nelson Sauvin™ can work its magic as an aroma hop, a flavour hop or even for bittering. Ideal for American style Pale Ales and IPA's with punchy hoppy character.


        TROPICAL FRUIT / GOOSEBERRY / WHITE WINE


        HAZY IPA, PALE ALE, IPA BLEND


        AVAILABLE SPRING 2023

        Riwaka hop plants for sale

        RIWAKA™

        NEW ZEALAND
        Riwaka™ has abundant oil content nearly twice that of its parent variety Saaz. This unique oil balance alongside a near 1:1 ratio of alpha to beta acids gives it a strong sweet citrus note that, according to some brewers, makes it the “ultimate” for hoppy beers, pale ale & lagers.


        CITRUS / KUMQUAT / QUINCE


        HAZY IPA, PALE ALE, IPA BLEND


        AVAILABLE NOW

        Motueka hop plants for sale

        MOTUEKA

        NEW ZEALAND
        MotuekaTM is a premier New Zealand hop bred from Saaz and lends itself well to Lagers, Pilsners and Belgian Ales. It makes an excellent dual-use hop, carrying an exciting fruit aroma with refreshing notes of tropical fruit and citrus and works well in sweet, malty and fruity beers.


        TROPICAL FRUIT / CITRUS / LIME


        AVAILABLE SPRING 2023

        Pacifica hop plants for sale

        PACIFICA

        NEW ZEALAND
        Pacifica is an versatile aroma hop that is typically used in late boil additions, including dry hopping. Pacifica has aroma descriptors that include a signature citrus orange zest marmalade & classic Hallertau characteristics with some floral notes & honey. Moderate and highly pleasant. 


        FLORAL / HONEY / ORANGE ZEST


        AVAILABLE NOW

        Tropadelic hop plants for sale

        TROPADELIC®

        NEW ZEALAND
        Experimental hop with tropical fruit flavours of pineapple, apricot and cream. Tropadelic® is excellent used late in the boil and at flame out. Works well in blonde and golden ales making a refreshing beer for drinking in Summer or anytime.


        CITRUS / PINEAPPLE / APRICOT / CREAM


        AVAILABLE NOW

        Perle hop plants for sale

        PERLE™

        GERMANY
        Perle™ is the most popular aroma hop in Germany with its floral, spice & pepper elements. It is especially suited to sessionable Lagers (Helles), Pilsners, Festbier, Pale Ale and other styles where high bitterness would be inappropriate. Over 3000 hectares are grown.


        SPICE / PEPPER / FLORAL


        AVAILABLE NOW

        Wakatu hop plants for sale

        WAKATU

        NEW ZEALAND
        WakatuTM is a New Zealand triploid hop bred from Hallertauer Mittelfrüher and a New Zealand male. A nicely balanced oil profile gives it a floral aroma on top of pungent fresh lime. WakatuTM can be added at any stage of the boil and dry hopped with success. It has been noted for its impressive flavor stability. WakatuTM is very popular in the USA for Hazy IPA & Lagers


        FLORAL / LIME


        AVAILABLE NOW

        Rakau hop plants for sale

        RAKAU

        NEW ZEALAND
        RakauTM, or AlphAroma as it was previously known, was developed in New Zealand. RakauTM features a high concentration of myrcene which enables it to pair beautifully with dry-hopped West Coast American IPA and East Coast Hazy IPA. Used by Garage Project in "Sunrise Valley Hazy IPA" & Hop Federation Brewery in "Rakau IPA" and many others.


        STONE FRUIT / CITRUS


        AVAILABLE NOW

        Fathead hop plants for sale

        FATHEAD®

        NEW ZEALAND
        This NZ hop imparts the flavours of lime, blueberry, lemongrass & green tea. Fathead works well in Blonde, Golden & Pale ales.


        LIME / PEACH / BLUEBERRY / LEMON GRASS / GREEN TEA 


        AVAILABLE NOW

        Tangerine Dream hop plants for sale

        TANGERINE DREAM®

        NEW ZEALAND
        A NZ cultivar with a complex flavour and a large yield of hop cones early in the harvest season. By far the best hop we grow for yield and flavour.


        TANGERINE / STRAWBERRY /
        HONEYDEW MELON / STONE FRUIT 


        AVAILABLE NOW

        Mount Hood hop plants for sale

        MOUNT HOOD

        UNITED STATES
        The vastly underrated Mount Hood is an American bred cultivar made available by Plant & Food Research, Motueka. Mount Hood imparts a flavor “punch” of floral, spice. lime, cantaloupe with some woody undertones. Famously used in Lager & Dark ales. We also use it in Pale ale. Produces a large hop crop & is a robust grower.


        FLORAL / GINGER / LIME / CANTELOUPE


        AVAILABLE NOW

        Liberty hop plants for sale

        LIBERTY

        UNITED STATES
        Popular USA hop used by Garage Project, Liberty brings floral & spice, citrus & rose when used late in the kettle. Sister of Mount Hood made available by Plant & Food Research Motueka for home brewers to grow and enjoy. Use in an IPA blend for a citrus zing. Use also in Lagers and Pale ales


        FLORAL / LEMON / SPICE / ROSE


        AVAILABLE NOW

        Orange Sunrise hop plants for sale

        ORANGE SUNRISE®

        NEW ZEALAND
        A proprietry NZ cultivar and beautiful plant with a prolific hop yield of large hop cones. Add to Pale Ale & IPA hop blends & use as a late addition in a Pilsner or Hazy IPA.


        ORANGE / PASSION FRUIT / KIWI FRUIT 


        AVAILABLE NOW

        Cascade hop plants for sale

        CASCADE

        UNITED STATES
        The classic American hop saved from oblivion and made famous by Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Accounts for 17% of all hops grown in the USA


        GRAPEFRUIT / CITRUS / VIOLETS / BLACK PEPPER


        AVAILABLE NOW

        Kent Golding hop plants for sale

        KENT GOLDING

        UNITED KINGDOM
        The quintessential English hop for ales and pale ales. Golding has an aroma profile of lavender, spice, honey and thyme. Flavor is spicy, earthy with a honey-like and marmalade character


        FLORAL / SPICE / HONEY


        AVAILABLE NOW

        Fuggle hop plants for sale

        FUGGLE

        UNITED KINGDOM
        The mother of Cascade, Williamette, Citra also known as Styrian Goldings, the quintisential English hop used in most English Pale Ales, IPA's, Porters & Stouts. Still in demand for brewing & breeding new hops.


        SPICY / WOODY / FRUITY


        AVAILABLE NOW

        Hokitika hop plants for sale

        KORTEGAST'S HOKITIKA®

        EUROPE
        In the 1860s Kortegast's Brewery opened on the banks of the Hokitika River brewing porter, ale and cordials. In the 1880's WCJ Kortegast established his own hop gardens with a variety imported from Europe.


        WOODY / FLORAL / EARTHY 


        AVAILABLE NOW

        Canterbury Golding hop plants for sale

        CANTERBURY GOLDING

        UNITED KINGDOM
        Originally from Canterbury in Kent, UK, it has been grown in NZ since 1842 and was also known by the synonyms Bumford, Late Red, Old Golding. It is botanically identical to and possibly the mother of Kent Golding and ripens a little later.


        LAVENDER / SPICE / HONEY


        AVAILABLE NOW

        Green Bullet hop plants for sale

        GREEN BULLET

        NEW ZEALAND
        NZ heritage variety used in Steinlager Classic, Speight's Triple Hop Pilsner, Speight's Distinction Amber Ale, Speight's Mid Ale. Also used in the USA & Europe for IPA and Pale Ale.


        RAISIN / FRUIT


        AVAILABLE NOW

        Sticklebract hop plants for sale

        STICKLEBRACT

        NEW ZEALAND
        NZ heirloom high alpha hop that delivers solid bitterness when used early in the boil. When used as a late addition it delivers pine and citrus aroma characters, similar to Simcoe


        PINE / CITRUS


        AVAILABLE NOW

        Styrian Golding hop plants for sale

        STYRIAN GOLDING

        SLOVENIA
        Styrian Golding hops have a peppery spice with an earthy/sweet edge. Styrian Golding, also known as Styrian Celeia, is one of the world's most renowned hop variety due to its special aroma characteristics and great alpha values. Works well in Belgian and English ales.


        SPICE / EARTHY / FRUIT


        AVAILABLE NOW


        - ORNAMENTAL HOPS -

        HALLA®

        BREWING & ORNAMENTAL
        NEW ZEALAND
        Grown from seed from an open pollination between a Hallertau Mittelfrüher female and a European male. Hardy grower used for brewing & decorative purposes. 


        FLORAL / SPICE / HERBAL


        GOLDEN DAZE®

        BREWING & ORNAMENTAL
        NEW ZEALAND
        This golden hop is a spectacular climber with lime green & gold foliage when grown in full sun. This improved version of Golden Daze can also be used for brewing with masses of flowers in January and golden hop cones for picking in March.


        CITRUS / SPICE



        CLUSTER®

        BREWING & ORNAMENTAL
        USA
        Cluster created one of the oldest and most robust hop crops in the USA. With its balanced aroma and bittering profile and outstanding storage stability, it has long been a go to hop of large commercial breweries in the USA. At one time, the vast majority of American beer contained Cluster.


        FLORA / EARTHY / FRUIT


        AVAILABLE IN SPRING 2023

        COLEGATE®

        BREWING & ORNAMENTAL
        UK
        Colegate is an English hop used for bittering darker beers. No longer commercially grown for brewing but highly prized for decorative & ornamental purposes being hardy and able to grow in any type of soil to create a fast growing cover for arbours, trellis' & pergolas.


        SPICE / FLORAL


        AVAILABLE IN SPRING 2023

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