A recent thread about mobile bottling has got me thinking about building a mobile hop pelletizing system. I am looking for imput from smallscale hop growers and brewers contracting with them, who might be interested in my service. There is a lot to be said about the good things that happen by using local ingredients, which is why I think it is important to pelletize our local hops.
Several reasons:
Pelletizing stabilizes hop freshness, flavor and alpha.
Pelletizing makes local hop beers available year round.
Pelletized hops are usable by more brewers.
I recently made an all CA beer (River City Brewing Co. California Harvestweizen) with wheat and malt from our Delta area (thanks Santiago and Lance!) and hops from Jordan Family Farms in Penryn, CA, I would like to make this beer all year, but it would be very difficult without pelletized hops. Using local hops for a wethopped harvest beer is great, but I want more! Interested parties - please let me know what you think.
Thanks,
Several reasons:
Pelletizing stabilizes hop freshness, flavor and alpha.
Pelletizing makes local hop beers available year round.
Pelletized hops are usable by more brewers.
I recently made an all CA beer (River City Brewing Co. California Harvestweizen) with wheat and malt from our Delta area (thanks Santiago and Lance!) and hops from Jordan Family Farms in Penryn, CA, I would like to make this beer all year, but it would be very difficult without pelletized hops. Using local hops for a wethopped harvest beer is great, but I want more! Interested parties - please let me know what you think.
Thanks,
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