Concentrated Superdelic™ for a bigger hit of red fruit, candy and tropical aroma

Superdelic™, formerly trial hop NZH-102, is a triploid New Zealand variety bred by Dr Ron Beatson in 2012 through the NZ Hops and Plant & Food Research breeding programme. It was fast tracked to the NZ Hops trial farm in 2017 after early brewing trials showed red fruit character, something very few hops can offer.

NZ Hops describe Superdelic™ as a playful hop with red fruit, candy, citrus and tropical fruit characteristics. In a hazy IPA it shows ripe mango, sweet berry and citrus, and it has strong biotransformation when dry hopped during active fermentation. The Cryo version takes all of that and concentrates it. With roughly double the resin and oil of T90 pellets gram for gram, Superdelic™ Cryo is super potent and very punchy, giving a big, saturated hit of candied red fruit, mango and berry from a much smaller addition, with less of the green, grassy character a heavy T90 dry hop can bring. It stands up on its own as a single hop and pairs well with Citra, Simcoe, Nelson Sauvin, Motueka and Riwaka.

What are Cryo hops

Cryo Hops® pellets are made by separating whole hop cones into two parts: concentrated lupulin (the resins and aromatic oils) and bract (the leafy material). Everything is kept cold in a nitrogen-rich environment from separation through to pelleting, then the lupulin is pressed into pellets. The result is nearly twice the resin content of a standard T90 pellet with far less vegetative matter.

Usage:

As a starting point, use about half the weight you would of Superdelic™ T90 pellets for a similar flavour intensity. Cryo shines in the whirlpool and dry hop. We wouldn't use it for bittering, as it's an expensive way to get IBUs. A lot of brewers blend Cryo with T90 to keep some of the hop's texture while boosting aroma.

Benefits:

• Nearly twice the resin content of traditional T90 hop pellets
• Intense contribution of hop flavour and aroma
• Reduced grassy and vegetal characteristics
• Less beer lost to trub in the kettle and fermenter
• Less hop material to handle for the same aroma impact

Pairs well with: Citra, Simcoe, Nelson Sauvin, Motueka, Riwaka

Looking for the standard pellet? Superdelic™ T90 Hop Pellets