RIP Citra Cryo Hops

[Braindead]

Unfortunately they will be no longer available to us minions.

 

[jceg316]

I have never used Cryo hops. Is the powder any better than pellets?

 

[Covrich]

I got some Cryo ekuanot and tried a smash with it seemed pretty good to me, not sure I could give much to qualify whether they are better or not as I never used non cryo eukanot.. the beers is nice (still early doors)

 

[Braindead]

I love it for NEIPA, much more juicy
Brian from NM gave me the recipe for https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/northern-monk-deya-the-trilogy-mmxvii-hops/572940/
I have the Ekuanot cryo for it.
But unfortunately Cirta no longer available for us guys.

 

[BeerCat]

I heard they were not happy with the way it was being stored and packaged. Apparently it needs to be nitrogen packed.

 

[Braindead]

Back in the Uk
But bloody expensive
https://www.beerhawk.co.uk/cryo-hops-lupuln2-citra-1-oz-28g
Plus £5 postage

 

[Hoppy]

Cryo hops have been made for years, but into (concentrated) type 45 pellets, (freeze the hops, separate the lupulin glands from the flower, then, by adding leaf material back into the Lupulin glands, pellet can be made. Because the alpha/resin content is so high in the cryo powder, you cannot make pellet out of it, hence remaining as powder.
The powder Cryo didn't mix well in beer, being so oily and the lupulin glands being whole, would stick together and not mix. If you make a more concentrated pellet, by adding some (less) leaf back, when they are pressed the lupulin gland breaks and oozes its content into the returned leaf, hence delivering better aroma as they mix better, the leaf (petal) acting as a carrier. They now are basically a type 30 hop, adding less leaf back to a type 45.
WBR
Hoppy

 

[Tunabeast]

Anyone know any UK suppliers of Cryo Citra hops at the moment?

 

[MmmmCitra]

Hi Braindead,
Any chance of posting the recipe please.................or just pm it to me ??

https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/northern-monk-deya-the-trilogy-mmxvii-hops/572940/

Thanks.