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Amplifire™ Oil Sample Pack
Containing samples of our most popular hop varieties:
- 1 x 20ml Motueka™
- 1 x 20ml Nelson Sauvin™
- 1 x 20ml Riwaka™
Beer Styles
["Amber Ale","Brown Ales","Double IPAs","Imperial Stouts","IPAs","NEIPAs","Pale Ales","Porters","Red Ales","Stouts","West Coast IPAs"]
Technical Specifications
Switch Variety
TYPICAL BREWING VALUES
'TRUE-TO-VARIETY'
EXPRESSION
T90 hop pellets bring 'true-to-variety' expression in beer:
| VARIETY | AROMA PROFILE |
|---|---|
| CIP014 | Passionfruit, intense tropical, pineapple, stone fruit, pink grapefruit |
| CIP076 | Citrus, orange blossom, ripe peach, creamy vanilla, tropical |
| Green Bullet™ | Resinous, subtle floral, crisp lemon, dark and dried fruit, slightly peppery spiciness |
| Motueka™ | Fresh lime, lemon zest, mojito, orange spice, juicy, tropical |
| Nelson Sauvin™ | Gooseberry, lychee, passionfruit, sauvignon blanc, tropical, spicy |
| NZ Cascade™ | Lime, grapefruit, peach, pineapple, passionfruit, hint of pine |
| Pacific Sunrise™ | Orange, lemon, mango, melon, red berry, ripe and jammy apricot, subtle flower and pine |
| Pacifica™ | Orange, tangerine, clementine, apricot, blackberry cannabis, floral, spice |
| Rakau™ | Apricot, peach, mandarin, tangerine, pink grapefruit, pineapple, floral |
| Riwaka™ | Passionfruit, pink grapefruit, pineapple, lime, orange, citrus, blackberry candy |
| Southern Cross™ | Lemon, lime, hint of pine, clean spiciness |
Grown and Made in New Zealand
The New Zealand government has certified the New Zealand grown and made provenance of our T90 hop pellets by giving them the FernMark seal of approval.
Clayton Hops has a strong commitment to both growing and processing locally as this results in better quality product and is environmentally responsible.
Doing everything in-house also means a secure and stable product supply.
CARBON FOOTPRINT
— THE PATH TO LOWER EMISSIONS
Refer to the BX Carbon Footprint Study
for more detail and analysis.
2024
Hop harvest
The figures assume zero emissions for land use change pending further investigation.
* Reported as a weighted average across hop varieties
HOP PELLETS COMPARED WITH OTHER PRODUCTS
DOWNLOAD COMPARISON TABLE| Feature | Amplifire™ Fresh Hop Oil | Amplifire™ Concentrated Lupulin Pellets | T90 Hop Pellets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Form | Flowable liquid | Pellet. More lupulin (acids and oils) than T90s | Pellet. Less lupulin (acids and oils) than Amplifire™ Pellets |
| Plant material | None | Yes. Less plant material and higher levels of acids and oil compared to T90s | Yes. More plant material and lower levels of acids and oil compared to Amplifire™ Pellets |
| Process | Made through a patent-pending extraction process where the oil is extracted directly from the lupulin glands of ‘wet’ farm-fresh hop cones | Made through a patent-pending process by cryogenically separating the lupulin from the dried leaf and stem material of hop cones and concentrating and compressing the lupulin | Made by milling whole dried hop cones (leaf, steam, lupulin) and compressing them |
| Raw material | Fresh, undried whole hop cones | Kiln-dried whole hop cones | Kiln-dried whole hop cones |
| Name origin | Amplifire™ is Clayton Hops’ advanced hop products range, aimed at boosting flavour and aroma and reducing beer loss | Amplifire™ is Clayton Hops’ advanced hop products range, aimed at boosting flavour and aroma and reducing beer loss | T90 is from the principle that 90% of the original hop material is retained after pelletising |
| Processing time from harvest | Less than 24 hours | Weeks | Target of less than one week |
| Preservation of hop volatiles | Very high (no kilning of raw material) | Medium to low (kilning loss) | Medium to low (kilning loss) |
| Bitterness contribution | None | Yes (variety dependent) | Yes (variety dependent) |
| Flavour/aroma impact | High. Delivers cleaner, more vivid aromatics | More intense and reduced vegetal flavours compared to T90s | Moderate and increased vegetal flavours compared to Amplifire™ Pellets |
| Use rate (dry hop T90 replacement) | ~50:1 (by weight). For instance, 100mL of Amplifire™ Fresh Hop Oil is equivalent to circa. 5kgs T90s | ~2:1 (by weight). For instance, use 500-600g of Amplifire™ Pellets instead of 1kg of T90s | Baseline |
| Beer loss in whirlpool and dry hop | Minimal | Low to moderate | Moderate |
| Solubility | Fully water and beer soluble | Requires mixing/rousing | Requires mixing/rousing |
| Ease of use | Simple liquid dosing. Highly flowable product at cool, room and warm temperatures | Similar handling as T90s | Standard handling |
| Recommended storage | Cold storage (ambient is permitted) | Cold storage (ambient is not permitted) | Cold storage (ambient is not permitted) |
| Shelf life | 2 years commercially sealed | 3 years | 3 years |
| Carbon footprint | Very low – no kilning of raw material and made in New Zealand | Low – New Zealand made and ultra-concentrated, reducing total inputs and shipping needs | Moderate – New Zealand made but less concentrated so more volume and packaging per batch compared to the other two products, but a foundational brewing input |
| Light stable | Yes | No | No |
| Hop creep potential | None | Low | High |
| ‘True-to-type’ variety expression | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Recommended applications | Dry hop, brite tank (can also use in whirlpool) | Kettle, whirlpool, dry hop | Kettle, whirlpool, dry hop |
AMPLIFIRE™ OIL PRODUCT OVERVIEW
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